Boeks Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Boeks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boeks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Boeks Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Boeks Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Boeks is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boeks? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Boeks reside; 82 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Boeks is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,407,265. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Groningen, where 92 percent live and Drenthe, where 8 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands Boeks is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 12 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Boeks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Boeks has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boweks918/
Boecks912/
Boueks910/
Beks892,527/
Boks891,789/
Boek891,297/
Boeksch831/
Boeck806,141/
Becks803,845/
Boksh802,995/
Beeks802,178/
Boeke801,687/
Bocks80981/
Voeks80386/
Boehk80198/
Boksz80127/
Books8087/
Beaks8078/
Beksh8058/
Bohek8054/
Boyks8040/
Beuks8039/
Beiks8010/
Bouks8010/
Bohks809/
Bokhs809/
Boekh803/
Beyks802/
Booek802/
Bokås802/
Bekås802/
Bokks801/
Bokss801/
Boecs801/
Boekx801/
Bhoks801/
Bheks801/
Beksz801/
Boegs800/
Boeckx732,524/
Boeckh73344/
Voecks73340/
Beakes73309/
Beikes73243/
Boocks73168/
Boecke73161/
Boeske73138/
Booksh73121/
Boycks7332/
Boehke7329/
Beykes7318/
Boehck7314/
Boukse7312/
Bekhsh7312/
Beecks739/
Boedke738/
Boksch738/
Bokhsh737/
Boekke732/
Boesck732/
Boetke732/
Boheck732/
Bousks731/
Boecsh731/
Bocksh731/
Bohksh731/
Bekkås731/
Bejkes731/
Bojoks731/
Bokksh731/
Boheke731/
Biioks731/
Beueks731/
Boukhs731/
Boecck731/
Boohek730/
Baek67221,692/
Baks6714,295/
Bogs67717/
Buks67662/
Bekx67344/
Boex67334/
Bocksch67310/
Boeg67111/
Bokx6789/
Bokś6751/
Boikess6741/
Bekš6739/
Boekova6737/
Bouksse6736/
Boethke6729/
Bekç6729/
Boettke6715/
Boxs6713/
Begs678/
Bekz676/
Boec674/
Boikese674/
Boiques673/
Bexs672/
Bokz671/
Bojacks671/
Boeszke671/
Büks671/
Beakhsh671/
Beqs671/
Boedtke670/
Boehcke670/
Boaikes670/
Bojkese670/
Boickes670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boeks
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