Boekstein Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Boekstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Boekstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boekstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boekstein is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Boekstein click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boekstein? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,057,639th most commonly used last name globally, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Boekstein reside; 53 percent reside in Southern Africa and 53 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa Boekstein is most common in: Western Cape, where 63 percent reside and Gauteng, where 38 percent reside. Besides South Africa Boekstein is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 33 percent reside and England, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bokstein | 94 | 25 | / |
| Bekstein | 94 | 12 | / |
| Beckstein | 89 | 748 | / |
| Bockstein | 89 | 52 | / |
| Boksteijn | 89 | 7 | / |
| Bokshtein | 89 | 4 | / |
| Boukstein | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bookshtein | 84 | 2 | / |
| Bukstein | 82 | 252 | / |
| Boksteyn | 82 | 27 | / |
| Bakstein | 82 | 16 | / |
| Boxstein | 82 | 12 | / |
| Bogstein | 82 | 2 | / |
| Bechstein | 78 | 1,531 | / |
| Buckstein | 78 | 250 | / |
| Backstein | 78 | 97 | / |
| Bukshtein | 78 | 28 | / |
| Buksztein | 78 | 19 | / |
| Bokshteyn | 78 | 11 | / |
| Bochstein | 78 | 3 | / |
| Bakshtein | 78 | 3 | / |
| Buskstein | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bukkstein | 78 | 1 | / |
| Buksteine | 78 | 1 | / |
| Böckstein | 78 | 1 | / |
| Boucstein | 78 | 1 | / |
| Buksthein | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bukschtein | 74 | 24 | / |
| Bukhshtein | 74 | 3 | / |
| Bekhshteyn | 74 | 3 | / |
| Bakštein | 71 | 6 | / |
| Beksztan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bockstan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bachstein | 67 | 774 | / |
| Buchstein | 67 | 94 | / |
| Bukshteyn | 67 | 72 | / |
| Buksztejn | 67 | 13 | / |
| Buckstine | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bucshtein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buckstien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakshteyn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bucksteen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Boekstein
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