Booi Surname

17,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31,838 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Booi Surname User-submission:

Booi is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin, which means 'dweller by a small harbour' or 'dweller by little boats'.

Booi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa30,6021:1,770217
Netherlands4651:36,3176,113
Lesotho2821:7,2081,562
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Malaysia951:310,46616,916
Canada771:478,51441,057
Aruba511:2,029300
England411:1,358,97760,528
Indonesia261:5,086,507239,866
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Curaçao41:39,312638
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Booi (4,579) may also be a first name.

Booi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Booi is a toponymic surname of Dutch origin, which means 'dweller by a small harbour' or 'dweller by little boats'.

- usernameunknown_cheese

Booi Last Name Facts

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

Booi is most common in South Africa. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Booi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 17,412th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 228,895 people. The last name Booi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Booi live; 97 percent live in Southern Africa and 97 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 101,490th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 4,579 people.

The surname Booi is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 30,602 people, or 1 in 1,770. In South Africa it is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 56 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and Gauteng, where 11 percent are found. Apart from South Africa Booi exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 1 percent are found and Lesotho, where 1 percent are found.

Booi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Booi has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Booi surname grew 1,218 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Booi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Booi are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered with the party.

The amount Booi earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 40.31% less than the national average, earning R 141,852 per year; in United States they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning $43,768 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.34% less than the national average, earning $47,031 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boois895,548/
Booij892,432/
Bhooi8963/
Bohoi8931/
Booie8923/
Booiz8911/
Boșoi894/
Boțoi891/
Bouoi891/
Bo'oi891/
Bhoohi809/
Booija803/
Boohai802/
Bojgoi801/
Boojji801/
Boohid801/
Bouoit801/
Bohi753,475/
Buoi752,786/
Boui751,698/
Booe751,177/
Wooi75613/
Boei75267/
Vooi75167/
Baoi75124/
Boai7571/
Uooi754/
Boți751/
Bohoist737/
Bhoohoi731/
Bohui674,152/
Bouih673,453/
Bouhi671,800/
Bouis671,637/
Bojji67901/
Bahoi67563/
Bioui67483/
Boije67463/
Baoit67408/
Voois67365/
Bohai67353/
Bouiy67344/
Bohie67338/
Boais67291/
Bouid67289/
Bouit67264/
Boija67208/
Bouiz67179/
Bouij67142/
Bouai67115/
Booyo67100/
Bușoi6799/
Bhoai6794/
Bhohi6794/
Boiye6789/
Buhoi6784/
Boaiz6779/
Boyie6769/
Booey6760/
Bojie6757/
Bohoy6751/
Boeij6736/
Bohei6718/
Boait6718/
Bhaoi6715/
Buoyo6710/
Bhoei679/
Bohis678/
Buoio678/
Bhoui677/
Boeie677/
Baoid676/
Baoiz676/
Booer675/
Boiyi674/
Buțoi674/
Baooa673/
Boiie672/
Bouoa672/
Boaid672/
Boyji672/
Boyui672/
Hwooi671/
Whooi671/
Baois671/
Baooj671/
Boüij671/
Boïhi671/
Bojhi671/
Booee671/
Boeui671/
Boeih671/
Buoid670/
Booes670/

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