Boelkens Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Boelkens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boelkens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Boelkens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boelkens is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Boelkens.

How Common Is The Last Name Boelkens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most prevalent family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. Boelkens occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Boelkens reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 291,158. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 28 percent reside, North Holland, where 26 percent reside and Groningen, where 19 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands Boelkens exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 49 percent reside and Germany, where 1 percent reside.

Boelkens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Boelkens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boelkens surname increased 814 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Boelkens Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Boelkens are 26.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.33% registered with the party.

Boelkens earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.29% less than the national average, earning $32,666 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belkens932/
Bolkens930/
Boelkins88104/
Beelkens8845/
Beylkens8822/
Voelkens880/
Bulkens80111/
Belkins8057/
Bilkens8015/
Bülkens801/
Bolkins800/
Bulckens75148/
Bilkins6746/
Bulkins6732/
Vylkens6714/
Völkens676/
Belcins673/
Blcns621/
Butilkins593/
Vlkkins531/
Vilquens508/
Vaulkins500/

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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
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  • 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 Boelkens
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