den Boer Surname

124,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

den Boer Surname User-submission:

It is a Dutch surname, also commonly spelled as de Boer, meaning 'the farmer'. It comes from the words de or den, meaning 'the', and boer, meaning 'farmer'.

den Boer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,4611:4,879500
Canada821:449,33638,948
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
France101:6,642,272293,169
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

den Boer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is a Dutch surname, also commonly spelled as de Boer, meaning 'the farmer'. It comes from the words de or den, meaning 'the', and boer, meaning 'farmer'.

- dajestar

den Boer Last Name Facts

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

den Boer is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name den Boer? popularity and diffusion

den Boer is the 124,133rd most commonly used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,983,545 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of den Boer are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name den Boer is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 3,461 people, or 1 in 4,879. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 46 percent are found, North Brabant, where 12 percent are found and Zeeland, where 10 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands it is found in 17 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

den Boer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of den Boer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the den Boer last name expanded 967 percent between 1880 and 2014.

den Boer Last Name Statistics demography

The amount den Boer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning R 263,760 per year; in United States they earn 83.23% more than the national average, earning $79,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.01% less than the national average, earning $47,192 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Denboer93614/
ten Boer88128/
den Beer8839/
Den-Boer8821/
den Boor881/
Denber8640/
Denbor864/
Denberu802,902/
Tenboer8080/
Denbere809/
Denbore806/
Denbera806/
Denbeer802/
Denbery802/
Dan Bor802/
Deneber802/
Denbaer801/
Denbuer801/
D'Enber801/
Denberi801/
Daenber800/
Denbour800/
Deanber800/
Denn Bauer781/
Dnber774/
Denbr772/
den Baes7588/
de Nabor7551/
Dan Bori7517/
Denberie7516/
Dan Beri7514/
Denebour758/
Denberry756/
Dan Beru755/
ten Bear752/
Deinboro751/
Dooenber751/
Dan Bero751/
Dan Bore751/
Ten-Boer751/
Dan Boro751/
Denibere751/
Denberwa751/
Deneberu751/
Deinbery750/
Doyen Weber741/
Dina Boeira741/
Denbri71248/
Dienbauer71179/
Denbar7174/
Danber7138/
Dunber7130/
Dinber7117/
Deniboire7115/
Denbro717/
Tenber715/
Denbre715/
Denyberry714/
Denbry713/
Dan Boura713/
Dan Bouro712/
Denper711/
Dunbor711/
Denbourou711/
Denbur711/
Dan Borai711/
Donber711/
Dani Bera711/
Dan Abora711/
Dan Boure711/
Dan Bouri711/
Deneubour711/
Dean-Byer711/
Denberewa711/
Denebr711/
Danbor710/
Tennbower710/
Deniberry710/
Dinberu677,095/
Denbury67113/
Danober6759/
Dinbere6726/
Denopra6722/
Danbori6719/
Tenbora6717/
Dan Bourou6716/
Tenbear6715/
Danbera6711/
Denobre6711/
Danbery6710/
Dhonbor6710/
Dhanbor6710/
Danberu6710/
Dan Bayero6710/
Dhenbre675/
Danbore675/
Denbaru674/
Tenoper673/
Tenabor673/
Dunbore672/
Teniber672/
Danbero672/
Danbere672/
Dan Bre672/
Dan Bri672/
Denebur672/
Donbora672/
Daniber672/
Dannabower671/
Danoper671/
Denbare671/
Deinbar671/
Dunberu671/
Duniber671/
Donabor671/
Denoborewe671/
Donbere671/
de Hoon-Boere671/
Donaber671/
Danberi671/
Danebor671/
Dan Baoura671/
Dan Baoure671/
Dan Bar671/
Dan Baroye671/
Dan Bourey671/
Dan Bourra671/
Dan Bra671/
Dan Bro671/
Danabor671/
Denbari671/
Denebar671/
Den Par671/
Dhenbri671/
Denbiru671/
Denbrie671/
Denebayour671/
Dinbore671/
Tenbera671/
Teneber671/
de N Abreu671/
Denburh671/
Deanbra671/
Danberh671/
Dunbery670/
Denpere670/
Dunborr670/
Danbuer670/
Den-Baes638/
den Bhahi591/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to den Boer
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