Boshoff Surname
Approximately 20,968 people bear this surname
Boshoff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 19,496 | 1:2,779 | 355 |
| Saudi Arabia | 318 | 1:97,031 | 14,320 |
| Australia | 265 | 1:101,871 | 11,478 |
| England | 213 | 1:261,587 | 20,867 |
| United States | 147 | 1:2,465,707 | 151,024 |
| New Zealand | 77 | 1:58,809 | 9,204 |
| Netherlands | 76 | 1:222,200 | 29,701 |
| Zimbabwe | 63 | 1:245,051 | 26,542 |
| Namibia | 53 | 1:45,460 | 5,805 |
| Germany | 41 | 1:1,963,548 | 108,338 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Boshoff (76) may also be a first name.
Boshoff Demographics
Average Male Boshoff Height
177.24 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Boshoff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boshoff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boshoff is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boshoff? popularity and diffusion
Boshoff is the 25,687th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 347,556 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Boshoff are found; 94 percent are found in Southern Africa and 94 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Boshoff is also the 1,107,702nd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 76 people.
This last name is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 19,496 people, or 1 in 2,779. In South Africa Boshoff is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 33 percent are found, Western Cape, where 15 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 10 percent are found. Outside of South Africa Boshoff occurs in 51 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Boshoff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Boshoff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Boshoff last name increased 14,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Boshoff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Boshoff surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Boshoff earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 80.28% more than the national average, earning R 428,424 per year; in United States they earn 60.24% more than the national average, earning $69,143 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.04% more than the national average, earning $69,578 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boschoff | 93 | 23 | / |
| Bosshoff | 93 | 1 | / |
| Boeshoff | 93 | 0 | / |
| Boshof | 92 | 149 | / |
| Bosoff | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bushoff | 86 | 77 | / |
| Bashoff | 86 | 43 | / |
| Beshoff | 86 | 42 | / |
| Bossoff | 86 | 12 | / |
| Boschof | 86 | 6 | / |
| Botsoff | 86 | 4 | / |
| Bochoff | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bosshof | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bosof | 83 | 3 | / |
| Busshoff | 80 | 99 | / |
| Baschoff | 80 | 23 | / |
| Boychoff | 80 | 20 | / |
| Boytsoff | 80 | 8 | / |
| Buschoff | 80 | 8 | / |
| Botchoff | 80 | 3 | / |
| Beschoff | 80 | 2 | / |
| Buishoff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boschosf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beushoff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bochhoff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Baushoff | 80 | 0 | / |
| Basoff | 77 | 33 | / |
| Bozoff | 77 | 23 | / |
| Boshov | 77 | 22 | / |
| Boshow | 77 | 11 | / |
| Besoff | 77 | 11 | / |
| Bossof | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bodsof | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bushof | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bousof | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bashof | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buschhoff | 75 | 195 | / |
| Büschhoff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beuschoff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Boussof | 71 | 625 | / |
| Bassoff | 71 | 191 | / |
| Bußhoff | 71 | 124 | / |
| Buchoff | 71 | 79 | / |
| Bousouf | 71 | 39 | / |
| Boshova | 71 | 27 | / |
| Bessoff | 71 | 15 | / |
| Voßhoff | 71 | 12 | / |
| Boushaf | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bossouf | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bussoff | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bashoif | 71 | 1 | / |
| Botchof | 71 | 1 | / |
| Buschof | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beshoof | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boeshov | 71 | 1 | / |
| Batsoff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bousofe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bachoff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Boyshow | 71 | 0 | / |
| Boussouf | 67 | 8,340 | / |
| Bosov | 67 | 1,435 | / |
| Bouchouf | 67 | 947 | / |
| Bozof | 67 | 31 | / |
| Basof | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bosaf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Besof | 67 | 4 | / |
| Butchoff | 67 | 3 | / |
| Uosof | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bosob | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bosow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boeschow | 67 | 2 | / |
| Waschoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Busof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boshowss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Batchoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bachhoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouchaff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boushoub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bousoufe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baushaff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beushoof | 67 | 0 | / |
| Waushoff | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Boshoff
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