Booysens Surname

354,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,025 people bear this surname

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

Booysens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Booysens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,0041:53,9626,864
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
China21:683,660,78330,601

Booysens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Booysens is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Booysens click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Booysens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 354,857th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 7,109,801 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Booysens reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 1,004 people, or 1 in 53,962. In South Africa it is most common in: Gauteng, where 58 percent are found, Western Cape, where 13 percent are found and North West, where 11 percent are found. Excluding South Africa this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Booysens Last Name Statistics demography

Booysens earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.23% less than the national average, earning R 234,708 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Booyesens943/
Booyens933,530/
Boysens937/
Booyjens8865/
Boyens861,321/
Bysens861/
Bossens80242/
Buysens80228/
Boeyens8096/
Beysens8054/
Boshens8016/
Boisens801/
Byssens801/
Bosense801/
Boozens801/
Bosiens800/
Boons772,180/
Boens77450/
Boyns77384/
Byens774/
Buyssens75443/
Boussens7514/
Beyssens751/
Booijens751/
Bowens7110,938/
Beyens712,306/
Buyens711,402/
Bayens711,136/
Botens71147/
Bojens71105/
Bogens7157/
Bosems7129/
Basens7127/
Boions7111/
Boenæs719/
Besens718/
Boonse715/
Bojons715/
Boomse712/
Boonst712/
Boensh712/
Buiyssens711/
Byensh711/
Boyons711/
Buyesense711/
Biyens711/
Boehns710/
Bouens710/
Boyans710/
Bons673,596/
Boensch67463/
Boutens67330/
Bussens67206/
Bosence67155/
Bassens6795/
Bottens6784/
Baesens6765/
Bossenz6761/
Buyense6759/
Boijens6754/
Busense6753/
Bossems6743/
Basense6740/
Bayense6722/
Bossyns6721/
Betsens6712/
Besgens6712/
Bessens6710/
Beshens677/
Bisense674/
Boshenz674/
Boonsch672/
Behsens671/
Bushens671/
Boweens671/
Baygens671/
Boezins671/
Besiens671/
Boggens671/
Bossins671/
Boogins671/
Bowenss671/
Boyanse671/
Bausens671/
Boeyenz671/
Boyence670/
Biesens670/
Boesenz670/

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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 Booysens
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