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 last name Boaya (Marathi: बोअया) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Boaya.
How Common Is The Last Name Boaya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,979,664th most numerous surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 91 percent of Boaya reside; 77 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 49 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name at a global level, borne by 42 people.
The last name Boaya is most common in The Philippines, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 4,601,737. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Caraga, where 23 percent reside, Mimaropa, where 23 percent reside and Central Visayas, where 18 percent reside. Beside The Philippines it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 26 percent reside and India, where 14 percent reside.
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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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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