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

Buys occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Buÿs or Büys. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname Buys is the 24,085^th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 324,338 people. The last name Buys 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 frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 55 people.

Buys is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 15,227 people, or 1 in 3,558. In South Africa Buys is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 32 percent are found, Western Cape, where 21 percent are found and Limpopo, where 10 percent are found. Outside of South Africa it is found in 54 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 9 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found.

Buys Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Buys has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Buys surname 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 holding the Buys surname are 22.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.76% being registered to vote for the 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.