Boaya Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Boaya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Boaya (42) may also be a first name.
Boaya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boaya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boaya (Marathi: बोअया) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boaya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Boaya is the 2,979,664th most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Boaya live; 77 percent live in Southeast Asia and 49 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,566,439th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 42 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 4,601,737. In The Philippines Boaya is most numerous in: Caraga, where 23 percent are found, Mimaropa, where 23 percent are found and Central Visayas, where 18 percent are found. Beside The Philippines this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 26 percent are found and India, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boaya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boaya in the Marathi language | ||
| बोअया | bo'aya | - |
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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
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- 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 Boaya
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