Booysen Surname

10,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,764 people bear this surname

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

Booysen Surname Definition:

“Son of Boye” (Bowman).

Booysen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa52,0091:1,04296
Namibia1,0201:2,362359
England1751:318,38923,763
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Australia991:272,68424,601
United States771:4,707,259244,676
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Zimbabwe411:376,54234,729
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091

Booysen (549) may also be a first name.

Booysen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Son of Boye” (Bowman).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Booysen Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Booysen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Booysen is the 10,459th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 135,547 people. Booysen is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Booysen are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Booysen is also the 359,531st most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 549 people.

Booysen is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 52,009 people, or 1 in 1,042. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 39 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 17 percent reside and Gauteng, where 15 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in Namibia, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Booysen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Booysen surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Booysen earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 11.5% less than the national average, earning R 210,312 per year; in United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.49% less than the national average, earning $46,955 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Booyseng936/
Booysend934/
Booyesen932/
Booyssen932/
Booysene931/
Booyzsen931/
Boysen928,620/
Boosen9256/
Booyen924/
Booysn922/
Booyjzsen885/
Booyzen86646/
Boyesen86159/
Bootsen869/
Boyseng863/
Booyson863/
Boyseen862/
Booysem861/
Booysin861/
Boyasen861/
Boyssen861/
Booxsen861/
Booyesn861/
Boosent861/
Boydsen860/
Boyen831,378/
Bosen83993/
Bysen832/
Boosn830/
Boysn830/
Boothsen804/
Boodseen801/
Boyessen801/
Booijsen801/
Bootsend801/
Boesen774,200/
Boisen772,736/
Beysen772,219/
Bossen772,082/
Boyson771,487/
Bojsen771,027/
Booten77683/
Boysan77677/
Voosen77584/
Buysen77160/
Bosien77143/
Bohsen77137/
Baysen77105/
Bosoen7781/
Bousen7779/
Bouyen7764/
Boogen7752/
Boyeng7750/
Boseng7747/
Boyene7744/
Boshen7743/
Boyten7731/
Bøysen7725/
Boyhen7724/
Boosin7723/
Boyxen7723/
Bhoyen7720/
Bosåen7715/
Boåsen7715/
Woosen7714/
Booson7714/
Boozen7713/
Boosan7712/
Båysen7711/
Bytsen7711/
Bosuen779/
Boyenk777/
Boysin776/
Botsen776/
Boyeen775/
Bhoosn775/
Boycen775/
Boouen774/
Bodsen773/
Boygen772/
Boosyn772/
Boyzen772/
Boseen771/
Bosent771/
Boseun771/
Boyent771/
Bhosen771/
Byssen771/
Bosaen771/
Bosend771/
Boxsen771/
Boÿsen771/
Boyien771/
Buosen771/
Booyan770/
Booyjzson751/
Bouyaseng751/
Boon7339,897/
Boen735,810/
Byen73464/
Boyn73250/
Bosn7354/
Boschen711,151/
Bhooshn71782/
Bojesen71743/
Boussen71620/
Boessen71617/
Bouhsen71542/
Boutsen71443/
Bøyesen71152/
Bootten71135/
Bosienė71123/
Beyshen71107/
Boiesen7182/
Beyssen7176/
Bayesen7171/
Booijen7165/
Booshan7151/
Buyssen7148/
Boijsen7137/
Bayasen7137/
Bhoosan7131/
Boyshan7121/
Boyacen7119/
Boysion7117/
Boysing7116/
Boytsan7115/
Boissen7113/
Bootsan7110/
Bootson719/
Boyenne717/
Boysson716/
Voytsen716/
Bosseng716/
Bhooyan714/
Boosong714/
Bootsem714/
Bhoosem714/
Bossent713/
Boitsen713/
Bossien712/
Bouyene712/
Boyesan712/
Boodsan712/
Bootsin712/
Boushen711/
Bouyenn711/
Boydgen711/
Boyeene711/
Boyteen711/
Booshin711/
Boosing711/
Bootenn711/
Booxson711/
Voossen711/
Wootsen711/
Bousehn711/
Boyasan711/
Boychen711/
Botseng711/
Bayhsen711/
Boyagen711/
Boysang711/
Bohseng711/
Boosoon711/
Bosenne711/
Booyzan711/
Bayseng711/
Bohseen711/
Bohssen711/
Booyang711/
Booyong711/
Bossend710/
Bouycen710/
Boosink710/
Bowen67163,119/
Boone6786,405/
Bayen6741,566/
Bisen6732,555/
Wosen6711,315/
Biyen676,192/
Boyne674,872/
Byson674,763/
Beyen674,294/
Besen673,900/
Bhooshan673,770/
Bogen673,299/
Boyan672,376/
Bozon672,371/
Bosin671,924/
Boson671,369/
Boyon671,177/
Bosan671,168/
Vosen671,116/
Busen67661/
Bojen67514/
Basen67411/
Boten67394/
Boeschen67366/
Boyin67356/
Boong67350/
Bohyn67204/
Botschen67196/
Voyen67160/
Bozen67149/
Boxen67144/
Botyn67130/
Bosne67114/
Büsen67105/
Bojon6795/
Bouen6791/
Buyen6785/
Bootjeen6760/
Bouysson6753/
Boitseng6751/
Bhoon6749/
Boond6746/
Woodsend6744/
Boyem6744/
Bouschen6742/
Boien6736/
Booshand6734/
Bozyn6732/
Boont6731/
Bosem6728/
Boyng6726/
Bootsang6725/
Wysen6724/
Boonc6722/
Boonn6720/
Bootsing6719/
Boynt6717/
Åboen6717/
Boçon6715/
Bhoen6714/
Boxon679/
Bojosian678/
Bosyn678/
Boodsing676/
Boodjeen676/
Bysyn676/
Boscn675/
Bysin675/
Boiessen675/
Boynd675/
Bosenova675/
Bootsong675/
Boshchen674/
Bocen674/
Bojassen674/
Bysan673/
Bouyn673/
Boion673/
Bysén673/
Boonh673/
Boodsang673/
Bysenova673/
Bachosen672/
Byien672/
Bossn672/
Boyasian672/
Bootsant672/
Boyengue672/
Byenn671/
Bygen671/
Bouxsien671/
Boyashin671/
Boyhn671/
Boynk671/
Bootn671/
Bgoon671/
Boisn671/
Botsn671/
Boggesen671/
Boohn671/
Bäsen671/
Bosön671/
Boushsen671/
Boussien671/
Božen671/
Boyshina671/
Boyssane671/
Boytchen671/
Boyán671/
Beuyssen671/
Bhoyason671/
Bhoyesan671/
Biyessen671/
Hboon671/
Boyzn671/
Buyaseen671/
Bayessen671/
Bosotten671/
Booiesin671/
Bouhssen671/
Bhyen671/
Boynh671/
Boosoong671/
Boossong671/
Bootsane671/
Bysne670/
Boenn670/
Boshn670/

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