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Where Does The Last Name Buys Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Buys is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered as: Buÿs or Büys. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Buys? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 24,085^th most frequently used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 324,338 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 70 percent of Buys reside; 70 percent reside in Southern Africa and 70 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Buys is also the 1,336,256^th most widely held first name at a global level, held by 55 people.

Buys is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 15,227 people, or 1 in 3,558. In South Africa Buys is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 32 percent reside, Western Cape, where 21 percent reside and Limpopo, where 10 percent reside. Not including South Africa this surname occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 9 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside.

Buys Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Buys has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,086 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 2,250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Buys Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Buys last name are 22.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.76% being registered with the political party.

The amount Buys earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 38.15% more than the national average, earning R 328,308 per year; in United States they earn 0.69% more than the national average, earning $43,446 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.48% more than the national average, earning $52,900 CAD per year.