Buys is used as a family name or surname in South Africa. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Buys
No. of characters: 4
Origin: South Africa
Meaning: Focused in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais, the Flemish surname is a personal name of Germanic origin, Boso (= poor, nasty). Varientes: Buyse, Buysse. With genitive parentage: Buysens, Buyssens. In other regions, we will think of a place name (place where grows boxwood).

How popular is Buys?

Buys is common in South Africa.

Buys is ranked 15332 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Buys bearers increased by 6.982759 per cent in 2010 US census to 1241 since 2000, the surname slipped by 52 spots and ranked at 21157. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 96.45 95.6
Buys is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in South Africa which signifies that it is originated from South Africa. Around 34341 people have been found who wears Buys as their family name. Buys is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,340 Iceland6
615,517 Russia6
607,991 Indonesia5
381,097 Ukraine4
108,034 Italy3
50,640 Switzerland2
35,969 Denmark2
4,104 South Korea2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
3,014 Taiwan2
13,552 Qatar2
44,018 Poland2
18,718 Thailand2
3,670 Mozambique2
18,035 Egypt2
6,820 Angola1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
37,493 Austria1
7,191 Afghanistan1
53,033 Nigeria1
1,704,541 India1
19,533 Uruguay1
17,575 Kuwait1
16,283 Lithuania1
12,745 Luxembourg1
38,830 Morocco1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
8,181 Botswana1
66,560 Philippines1
21,562 Portugal1
47,891 Norway1
29,046 Japan1
53,505 Turkey1
123,175 Tanzania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
11,040 Scotland39
24,028 United Arab Emirates38
75,986 Spain20
14,048 Ireland16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,287 New Zealand99
20,909 Zimbabwe75
Countries with hundreds of Buys:
22,264 France441
14,146 England414
47,291 Brazil223
50,182 Germany202
19,932 Canada179
16,174 Australia163
44,861 Argentina105
15,665 Malaysia101
Countries with thousands of Buys:
629 Belgium1,893
19,810 United States1,626
2,246 Netherlands1,090
275 Namibia1,017
Countries with ten thousands of Buys:
238 South Africa26,537
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Comments

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Angelena Dipaola
 Buys is a family name that is the spelling variation of boxwood, characteristic name of the property or its surroundings.

Buys Namesakes

  • Bart Buysse, Soccer player
  • Kevin Buys, Rugby union player
  • Cyriel Buysse, Author
  • Catherine Buyse Dian, Costume designer
  • Philip Buys, Olympic athlete
  • Jasper De Buyst, Cyclist
  • Henri François Robert Brandts Buys, Composer
  • Stan van den Buys, Soccer player
  • Jasper De Buyst, Cyclist
  • Kimberly Buys, Swimmer

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