Boks Surname

226,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,789 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Greenland

Boks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6791:79,7909,867
Netherlands5041:33,5065,591
Greenland1021:55395
Israel1011:84,72910,121
United States911:3,983,065216,270
India701:10,958,077204,613
Poland461:826,27764,341
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Latvia271:75,92811,170
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Estonia151:88,12015,474
England131:4,286,005132,302
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Qatar61:393,00055,922
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

The alternate forms: Bokś (51) are calculated separately.

Boks (115) may also be a first name.

Boks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boks (Bengali: বক্স, Hindi: बॉक्स) is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Bokś. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 226,821st most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,073,530 people. The last name Boks is predominantly found in Africa, where 38 percent of Boks live; 38 percent live in Southern Africa and 38 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 873,022nd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 115 people.

The surname Boks is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 679 people, or 1 in 79,790. In South Africa Boks is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 87 percent reside, Northern Cape, where 6 percent reside and Gauteng, where 2 percent reside. Barring South Africa Boks occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 28 percent reside and Greenland, where 6 percent reside.

Boks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Boks are 18.65% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.88% registered to vote for the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bokś9251/
Boksh892,995/
Bocks89981/
Bokse89474/
Boksz89127/
Books8987/
Boyks8940/
Boeks8917/
Bouks8910/
Bohks899/
Bokhs899/
Bokås892/
Bokst891/
Bokks891/
Bokss891/
Bhoks891/
Buoks890/
Bokshe80224/
Boocks80168/
Booksh80121/
Bhokse80101/
Boycks8032/
Boukse8012/
Boksch808/
Bokhsh807/
Boecks802/
Bousks801/
Bocksh801/
Bohksh801/
Bokksh801/
Boukhs801/
Baks7514,295/
Beks752,527/
Bogs75717/
Buks75662/
Bokx7589/
Boxs7513/
Bokz751/
Bosx751/
Büks751/
Bocksch73310/
Boikess7341/
Bouksse7336/
Boksova7321/
Bhokshe738/
Boikese734/
Boshksh734/
Boksová732/
Boeksch731/
Bojkese730/
Boickes730/
Baksh67121,194/
Buksh6743,112/
Boggs6737,273/
Becks673,845/
Bakhs672,390/
Beeks672,178/
Backs671,863/
Bucks671,387/
Bukhs67848/
Bakse67436/
Bocse67404/
Buiks67222/
Bockx67156/
Bukss67143/
Bouqs67136/
Bakås67127/
Bukse6788/
Boogs6786/
Beksh6758/
Bhaks6747/
Bauks6743/
Beuks6739/
Boigs6739/
Bochs6734/
Buhks6733/
Buyks6730/
Voksø6727/
Bäcks6723/
Bahks6720/
Basks6715/
Bakss6715/
Buksz6712/
Voksh6711/
Bhuks679/
Bukšs677/
Bocsh674/
Bücks673/
Bakks672/
Busks672/
Boscs672/
Bekås672/
Boxsh671/
Bosqz671/
Boucksse671/
Batks671/
Bakqs671/
Bhookshe671/
Bokch671/
Vohks671/
Boecs671/
Boekx671/
Boqus671/
Bogsh671/
Baksx671/
Baksz671/
Bheks671/
Botcs671/
Beksz671/
Bougs670/
Baaks670/
Bogse670/
Boocs670/
Boegs670/

Boks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boks in the Bengali language
বক্সbaksa-
Boks in the Hindi language
बॉक्सboksa-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boks
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