Booyens Surname

128,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,530 people bear this surname

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

Booyens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Booyens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa3,3101:16,3682,065
Thailand871:811,935130,701
England361:1,547,72466,012
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales41:773,63329,106
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Booyens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Booyens is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Booyens? popularity and diffusion

It is the 128,413th most commonly used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,064,461 people. The last name Booyens occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Booyens reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

It is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 3,310 people, or 1 in 16,368. In South Africa Booyens is most common in: Gauteng, where 41 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 11 percent live and Western Cape, where 11 percent live. Barring South Africa this surname occurs in 24 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 2 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Booyens Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Booyens earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 110.76% more than the national average, earning R 500,856 per year and in United States they earn 21.04% less than the national average, earning $34,069 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Booysens931,025/
Booyjens9365/
Boyens921,321/
Boeyens8696/
Boysens867/
Boens83450/
Boyns83384/
Byens834/
Booijens801/
Bowens7710,938/
Beyens772,306/
Buyens771,402/
Bayens771,136/
Bojens77105/
Boions7711/
Boenæs779/
Bojons775/
Boensh772/
Boyems771/
Biyens771/
Boyons771/
Byensh771/
Bouens770/
Boyans770/
Boehns770/
Boycehans751/
Baeyens715,131/
Boensch71463/
Boutens71330/
Buysens71228/
Buyense7159/
Beysens7154/
Bayense7122/
Boweens711/
Boggens711/
Boisens711/
Bowenss711/
Boyanse711/
Boeyenz711/
Boyence710/
Beans672,567/
Beens671,911/
Beins67892/
Baens67589/
Buyssens67443/
Beyns67191/
Biens67176/
Beuns67113/
Bouttens6793/
Boins6772/
Bouns6752/
Boussens6714/
Buens678/
Boenz672/
Bosehans671/
Bayns671/
Buyns671/
Bosheans671/
Boynz671/
Baychens671/
Boehnsch671/
Boutense671/
Beyssens671/
Woyns670/

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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 Booyens
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