Boswyk Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Boswyk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Boswyk Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Boswyk Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boswyk is held by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boswyk? popularity and diffusion

Boswyk is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. Boswyk occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Boswyk live; 50 percent live in Australasia and 50 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequently held in Australia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 6,748,925. In Australia Boswyk is mostly found in: New South Wales, where 75 percent are found and Queensland, where 25 percent are found. Outside of Australia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boswik831/
Boswijk77389/
Boswick77171/
Beswyck775/
Boswisk771/
Bowik7314/
Bowek731/
Bosswick7121/
Botswick712/
Boshwick710/
Bowick67790/
Boybek67218/
Bosvik6767/
Bhowik6718/
Bobyck6710/
Beswek673/
Bowiek671/
Bosuek671/
Boweke671/
Bowaik671/
Bosuik671/
Beswik670/
Bowesk670/
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Boswyk Reference & Research

Boswijk FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Boswyk
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis