Boers Surname

61,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Boers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5,8331:2,895225
United States8371:433,04537,325
Germany5261:153,05218,330
Canada2541:145,06114,859
Belgium2211:52,0218,506
Australia1671:161,65116,786
South Africa1531:354,10332,399
England471:1,185,49155,443
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Wales91:343,83718,086
France91:7,380,302306,885
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China31:455,773,85521,925
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Boers (34) may also be a first name.

Boers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boers is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boers? popularity and diffusion

It is the 61,248th most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 887,643 people. The surname Boers occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Boers are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 34 people.

This last name is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5,833 people, or 1 in 2,895. In The Netherlands Boers is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 28 percent reside, Overijssel, where 16 percent reside and Gelderland, where 11 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this last name is found in 47 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Boers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Boers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Boers last name grew 1,087 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 783 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boers Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Boers surname are 17.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.22% registered with the party.

The amount Boers earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 35.18% more than the national average, earning R 321,228 per year; in United States they earn 15.84% more than the national average, earning $49,985 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.7% more than the national average, earning $54,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bowers91113,938/
Boyers911,773/
Boerst91372/
Bohers91218/
Bouers91104/
Boehrs9149/
Boerse9145/
Bojers9116/
Boersz911/
Boiers911/
Boersh910/
Bors8913,584/
Bers89866/
Boersch83328/
Bouyers8317/
Boggers8310/
Bowerss839/
Booyers839/
Boohers837/
Bower's833/
Boojers832/
Boyiers831/
Boowers831/
Boersth831/
Bowerst830/
Byers8054,367/
Beers8019,131/
Bours801,800/
Bears801,259/
Bersh801,114/
Borsh80943/
Biers80661/
Buers80295/
Borrs80278/
Behrs80183/
Baers80150/
Beurs80109/
Borsz8093/
Berås8080/
Beirs8056/
Boors8039/
Bersz8036/
Bohrs8033/
Berss8022/
Borss8019/
Berrs8016/
Voers8016/
Borås8012/
Boyrs803/
Berså803/
Bhors802/
Beyrs802/
Bhers801/
Boirs801/
Booherst770/
Beyers738,213/
Borsch734,012/
Bersch733,605/
Bourse731,970/
Bauers731,445/
Bearss73968/
Bayers73799/
Bearse73747/
Buyers73632/
Boorse73413/
Voiers73236/
Beiers73217/
Bojars73188/
Boyars73142/
Baiers73139/
Bourst73133/
Byiers73129/
Beahrs7387/
Beuers7372/
Baerst7358/
Beears7348/
Vowers7344/
Beurse7340/
Bahers7340/
Boutrs7317/
Bajors7317/
Bawers7311/
Bearrs739/
Voyers739/
Bejars737/
Bayors736/
Borrås735/
Beyars733/
Vouers732/
Bear's732/
Bearst732/
Behars732/
Bojärs732/
Bojārs732/
Boerch731/
Byerrs731/
Byerss731/
Bowerx731/
Bearsd731/
Bheers731/
Baersh731/
Baaers731/
Byer's731/
Boitrs731/
Bojirs731/
Bohirs731/
Baetrs731/
Bourss731/
Bourrs730/
Bouirs730/
Bearsh730/
Biiors730/
Bejers730/
Beirse730/
Bijers730/
Bowersová712/
Biggers676,737/
Bars676,168/
Burs67695/
Boertje67617/
Borş67574/
Börs67226/
Baersch67167/
Biersch67103/
Borš6773/
Bearsch6763/
Baggers6747/
Borß6737/
Boursse6731/
Bärs6726/
Behiers6724/
Begiers6716/
Boorsch6712/
Bauwers678/
Beggers676/
Bajohrs676/
Buersch675/
Bajersh674/
Bejerås673/
Beatrse672/
Bhoorse671/
Beyer's671/
Voohers671/
Boursch671/
Borrsch671/
Bouhrse671/
Buhiers671/
Borś671/
Berç671/
Bayersd671/
Voheirs670/
Beirsch670/
Beyrsch670/

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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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  • 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 Boers
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