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
Boks Political Affiliation
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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
| 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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