Booysen Surname
Approximately 53,764 people bear this surname
Booysen Surname Definition:
“Son of Boye” (Bowman).
Booysen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 52,009 | 1:1,042 | 96 |
| Namibia | 1,020 | 1:2,362 | 359 |
| England | 175 | 1:318,389 | 23,763 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| Australia | 99 | 1:272,684 | 24,601 |
| United States | 77 | 1:4,707,259 | 244,676 |
| New Zealand | 54 | 1:83,858 | 11,975 |
| Zimbabwe | 41 | 1:376,542 | 34,729 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Canada | 14 | 1:2,631,828 | 153,264 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
Booysen (549) may also be a first name.
Booysen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Son of Boye” (Bowman).
Booysen Demographics
Average Male Booysen Height
176.69 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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Footnotes
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