Boksma Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Boksma Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boksma Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Boksma Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boksma has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boksma? popularity and diffusion

Boksma is the 5,587,209th most frequently held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Boksma reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,535,198. In The Netherlands Boksma is most common in: Friesland, where 91 percent are found and North Holland, where 9 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands it occurs in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beeksma77505/
Boxma73373/
Bocksmer710/
Bocksmith674/
Vaksma671/
Booksmith671/
Waaksma6250/
Bacsmai6214/
Becksmo624/
Bakshmi621/
Wakshma621/
Bakhshmi571/
Buxma551/
Bockxmeer537/
Baxmas501/
Boxmer501/
Boukchmoud501/
Vaqsma501/
Vagsma501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Boksma
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