Booys Surname

391,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

Booys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Booys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8201:66,0708,287
Namibia621:38,8615,303
England141:3,979,861125,553
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Booys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Booys is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Booys click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Booys? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 391,429th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 8,061,445 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Booys reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is carried by 820 people, or 1 in 66,070. In South Africa Booys is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 82 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 6 percent are found and Gauteng, where 4 percent are found. Besides South Africa Booys occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Namibia, where 7 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Booys Last Name Statistics demography

Booys earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.07% less than the national average, earning R 161,436 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Booyse913,120/
Booyes9153/
Boos8922,084/
Boys895,884/
Booy893,272/
Boyes8013,744/
Boots807,749/
Boose803,644/
Bojos801,858/
Boost801,114/
Boyas80710/
Vooys80682/
Boyse80620/
Boosh80403/
Boyts80248/
Bouys80173/
Booyi80119/
Boosz80114/
Boyst80104/
Booyo80100/
Booye8090/
Booya8084/
Boyis8071/
Booss8063/
Boyds8041/
Boyss8012/
Boods805/
Bhoos804/
Booyt804/
Boyás804/
Boysh803/
Boohs803/
Boyos803/
Booyd802/
Hboos802/
Boosd801/
Booyh801/
Booiy801/
Buoys801/
Boyys801/
Bohys801/
Boyhs800/
Boozs800/
Boohy800/
Boiys800/
Boy7590,441/
Bos7571,004/
Boo7514,695/
Bys75504/
Boyose73450/
Boodts73419/
Boyise73197/
Bhoyes73108/
Bhooya7393/
Booths7371/
Bhoyas7358/
Boujos7354/
Booyee7352/
Bohysh7341/
Boyase7322/
Booyce7317/
Boosch7312/
Boosse7312/
Boysse7312/
Bouios737/
Bouyes737/
Boojis735/
Bhoosh734/
Bootss732/
Boyish732/
Booshe732/
Boiose732/
Booies732/
Boyash731/
Boyszh731/
Boosze731/
Bootsd731/
Booyhe731/
Bhooye731/
Boyies731/
Boowes731/
Bojosı731/
Bouyss731/
Boytse731/
Boydss731/
Bootse731/
Bootst731/
Booyoh731/
Booyot731/
Bootts730/
Boyess730/
Bouyse730/
Boyese730/
Boystt730/
Boyd67271,441/
Bose67205,607/
Boss6761,046/
Boye6757,963/
Boya6757,592/
Boyi6724,166/
Buys6722,469/
Bois6716,620/
Bost6712,891/
Bays6710,741/
Boot6710,686/
Bosh6710,120/
Boes678,831/
Booc678,036/
Bosc677,826/
Boyo676,277/
Bojo672,815/
Bous672,085/
Booz671,993/
Bouy671,919/
Bots671,875/
Voos671,856/
Bhos671,686/
Boyt671,542/
Bood671,183/
Booe671,177/
Bhoy671,170/
Byts671,074/
Boop67929/
Bohy67928/
Buoy67845/
Beys67665/
Bioy67572/
Bouysse67491/
Boyz67437/
Bios67370/
Bohs67355/
Byes67290/
Boox67261/
Boiy67207/
Boyé67199/
Byse67192/
Bosz67190/
Boio67175/
Bysh67150/
Woos67124/
Voys67108/
Booß6789/
Booijse6787/
Woys6745/
Vooy6735/
Boës6733/
Bods6725/
Bhoo6721/
Bouyesh6720/
Boyy6717/
Boyasız6716/
Byss6714/
Boxs6713/
Boysova6713/
Buos6712/
Bootsch6712/
Bouyess6712/
Boïs6710/
Booa679/
Boyc679/
Bhoyese679/
Boyh678/
Bojs678/
Boså677/
Boås676/
Bhoyase676/
Boyx674/
Bozs674/
Bouytse674/
Bosd674/
Boyesse674/
Boyj673/
Boyp673/
Booj673/
Boysová673/
Bosø673/
Boosova672/
Byos672/
Boyá672/
Boyć672/
Bošs672/
Byst672/
Bgoy672/
Büys672/
Uoys672/
Bosp671/
Bosx671/
Bhooshj671/
Boggios671/
Booï671/
Bouyass671/
Bosj671/
Boùy671/
Boyè671/
Bhoyees671/
Hboy671/
Bysp671/
Bysz671/
Byhs671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Booys
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