Boks Surname
Approximately 1,789 people bear this surname
Boks Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 679 | 1:79,790 | 9,867 |
| Netherlands | 504 | 1:33,506 | 5,591 |
| Greenland | 102 | 1:553 | 95 |
| Israel | 101 | 1:84,729 | 10,121 |
| United States | 91 | 1:3,983,065 | 216,270 |
| India | 70 | 1:10,958,077 | 204,613 |
| Poland | 46 | 1:826,277 | 64,341 |
| United Arab Emirates | 36 | 1:254,508 | 17,423 |
| Latvia | 27 | 1:75,928 | 11,170 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
The alternate forms: Bokś (51) are calculated separately.
Boks (115) may also be a first name.
Boks Demographics
Average Boks Salary in
United States
$42,600 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Boks Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boks Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boks (Bengali: বক্স, Hindi: बॉक्स) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Bokś. Click here to see other potential spellings of Boks.
How Common Is The Last Name Boks? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 226,821st most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,073,530 people. Boks is primarily found in Africa, where 38 percent of Boks live; 38 percent live in Southern Africa and 38 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Boks is also the 873,022nd most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 115 people.
The surname is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is carried by 679 people, or 1 in 79,790. In South Africa Boks is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 87 percent live, Northern Cape, where 6 percent live and Gauteng, where 2 percent live. Outside of South Africa Boks is found in 37 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 28 percent live and Greenland, where 6 percent live.
Boks Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Boks surname are 18.65% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.88% being registered with the political party.
The amount Boks earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 33.23% less than the national average, earning R 158,676 per year; in United States they earn 1.27% less than the national average, earning $42,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.52% more than the national average, earning $58,389 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bokś | 92 | 51 | / |
| Boksh | 89 | 2,995 | / |
| Bocks | 89 | 981 | / |
| Bokse | 89 | 474 | / |
| Boksz | 89 | 127 | / |
| Books | 89 | 87 | / |
| Boyks | 89 | 40 | / |
| Boeks | 89 | 17 | / |
| Bouks | 89 | 10 | / |
| Bohks | 89 | 9 | / |
| Bokhs | 89 | 9 | / |
| Bokås | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bokst | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bokks | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bokss | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bhoks | 89 | 1 | / |
| Buoks | 89 | 0 | / |
| Bokshe | 80 | 224 | / |
| Boocks | 80 | 168 | / |
| Booksh | 80 | 121 | / |
| Bhokse | 80 | 101 | / |
| Boycks | 80 | 32 | / |
| Boukse | 80 | 12 | / |
| Boksch | 80 | 8 | / |
| Bokhsh | 80 | 7 | / |
| Boecks | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bousks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bocksh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bohksh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bokksh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boukhs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baks | 75 | 14,295 | / |
| Beks | 75 | 2,527 | / |
| Bogs | 75 | 717 | / |
| Buks | 75 | 662 | / |
| Bokx | 75 | 89 | / |
| Boxs | 75 | 13 | / |
| Bokz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bosx | 75 | 1 | / |
| Büks | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bocksch | 73 | 310 | / |
| Boikess | 73 | 41 | / |
| Bouksse | 73 | 36 | / |
| Boksova | 73 | 21 | / |
| Bhokshe | 73 | 8 | / |
| Boikese | 73 | 4 | / |
| Boshksh | 73 | 4 | / |
| Boksová | 73 | 2 | / |
| Boeksch | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bojkese | 73 | 0 | / |
| Boickes | 73 | 0 | / |
| Baksh | 67 | 121,194 | / |
| Buksh | 67 | 43,112 | / |
| Boggs | 67 | 37,273 | / |
| Becks | 67 | 3,845 | / |
| Bakhs | 67 | 2,390 | / |
| Beeks | 67 | 2,178 | / |
| Backs | 67 | 1,863 | / |
| Bucks | 67 | 1,387 | / |
| Bukhs | 67 | 848 | / |
| Bakse | 67 | 436 | / |
| Bocse | 67 | 404 | / |
| Buiks | 67 | 222 | / |
| Bockx | 67 | 156 | / |
| Bukss | 67 | 143 | / |
| Bouqs | 67 | 136 | / |
| Bakås | 67 | 127 | / |
| Bukse | 67 | 88 | / |
| Boogs | 67 | 86 | / |
| Beksh | 67 | 58 | / |
| Bhaks | 67 | 47 | / |
| Bauks | 67 | 43 | / |
| Beuks | 67 | 39 | / |
| Boigs | 67 | 39 | / |
| Bochs | 67 | 34 | / |
| Buhks | 67 | 33 | / |
| Buyks | 67 | 30 | / |
| Voksø | 67 | 27 | / |
| Bäcks | 67 | 23 | / |
| Bahks | 67 | 20 | / |
| Basks | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bakss | 67 | 15 | / |
| Buksz | 67 | 12 | / |
| Voksh | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bhuks | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bukšs | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bocsh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bücks | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bakks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Busks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boscs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bekås | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boxsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bosqz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boucksse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Batks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakqs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhookshe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vohks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boecs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boekx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boqus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bogsh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baksx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baksz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bheks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Botcs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beksz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bougs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Baaks | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bogse | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boocs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boegs | 67 | 0 | / |
Boks Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boks in the Bengali language | ||
| বক্স | baksa | - |
| Boks in the Hindi language | ||
| बॉक्स | boksa | - |
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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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