Boois Surname

86,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Boois Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boois Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia2,8361:85098
South Africa2,6951:20,1032,545
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
England21:27,859,030389,889
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Boois Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boois is found most in Namibia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boois? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 86,789th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 1,313,545 people. The last name Boois occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Boois live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most frequent in Namibia, where it is carried by 2,836 people, or 1 in 850. In Namibia it is most common in: Khomas Region, where 33 percent reside, ǁKaras Region, where 28 percent reside and Otjozondjupa Region, where 9 percent reside. Beside Namibia it occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 49 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside.

Boois Last Name Statistics demography

Boois earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 56.3% less than the national average, earning R 103,836 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Booise91580/
Booies912/
Booi8931,838/
Bohoist837/
Booij802,432/
Bouis801,637/
Voois80365/
Boais80291/
Bhooi8063/
Bohoi8031/
Booie8023/
Booiz8011/
Bohis808/
Boșoi804/
Boțoi801/
Bouoi801/
Bo'oi801/
Baois801/
Booes800/
Vooijs73906/
Bouiss73233/
Bouish73109/
Bouise7335/
Bohuis7324/
Bhoohi739/
Bouyis734/
Bouais734/
Booija733/
Boohai732/
Bojjis732/
Boyies731/
Boaiss731/
Booice731/
Bouoit731/
Bojgoi731/
Vooies731/
Voohis731/
Bohies731/
Boojji731/
Boohid731/
Bouits731/
Booese730/
Boohes730/
Bohise730/
Boes678,831/
Bohi673,475/
Buoi672,786/
Boui671,698/
Booe671,177/
Bouaiss67523/
Bouhuis67216/
Vooi67167/
Bouisse67155/
Baoi67124/
Boai6771/
Bouaish6713/
Bhohais674/
Bhoohoi671/
Baoitse671/
Uois671/
Bouhais671/
Boês671/
Boți671/
Vooheis670/

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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
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  • 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 Boois
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