Boekstaaf Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Boekstaaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boekstaaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Boekstaaf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boekstaaf is carried by more people in Suriname than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boekstaaf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boekstaaf is the 2,121,169th most frequently used last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name Boekstaaf occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Boekstaaf live; 75 percent live in South America and 73 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America.

It is most commonly occurring in Suriname, where it is held by 58 people, or 1 in 9,528. Aside from Suriname this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 19 percent reside and Mexico, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Buckstaff6786/
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Beksadaev6715/
Beksitova6711/
Beksatova672/
Bookstave670/
Buikestaff631/
Bagstaff5956/
Bukshtab596/
Backstof590/
Bukhshtab5648/
Bakstov5017/
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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boekstaaf
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