Boby Surname

29,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,890 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Boby Surname Definition:

(Scandinavian) belonging to Boby (? Lincs.) = prob. BoGi’s or Boge’s Dwelling or Estate. [Old Norse by-r] Emma de Boby.— Hundred Rolls (Lincs.) Walter de Boby.—Hund. Rolls (Lincs.) (English) 1 the Teutonic name-stem Bob- as in Anglo-Saxon Bob(b)a)+the E, diminutive suff -y,-ie.

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Boby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh13,1571:12,112975
India1,5891:482,73524,511
Indonesia5281:250,47222,867
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Ivory Coast1971:117,1135,838
Papua New Guinea1911:42,6905,212
France1441:461,26965,815
United Arab Emirates1331:68,8896,446
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
England1271:438,72529,288
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Pakistan781:2,290,30620,782
Canada641:575,71247,839
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Solomon Islands471:12,3412,242
Nigeria431:4,119,599115,187
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
Zimbabwe391:395,85235,770
Malaysia261:1,134,39349,681
Qatar221:107,18211,536
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
Sweden151:656,45048,545
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
China31:455,773,85521,925
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England961:253,91018,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Boby (52,495) may also be a first name.

Boby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scandinavian) belonging to Boby (? Lincs.) = prob. BoGi’s or Boge’s Dwelling or Estate. [Old Norse by-r] Emma de Boby.— Hundred Rolls (Lincs.) Walter de Boby.—Hund. Rolls (Lincs.) (English) 1 the Teutonic name-stem Bob- as in Anglo-Saxon Bob(b)a)+the E, diminutive suff -y,-ie.

2 (later) a double diminutive of Robert, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Boby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boby (Bengali: ববি, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺑﻲ, Hindi: बोबी, Oriya: ବବି, Tibetan: བོ་བི་) occurs most in Bangladesh. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Boby is the 29,885th most frequently held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 407,353 people. The last name Boby is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Boby are found; 83 percent are found in South Asia and 74 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 17,746th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 52,495 people.

The last name is most numerous in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 13,157 people, or 1 in 12,112. Besides Bangladesh Boby exists in 69 countries. It is also found in India, where 9 percent live and Indonesia, where 3 percent live.

Boby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Boby has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Boby last name rose 132 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 229 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Boby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Boby last name are 11.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.71% being registered with the party.

The amount Boby earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 39.83% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,664 per year; in South Africa they earn 30.92% less than the national average, earning R 164,172 per year; in United States they earn 18.27% less than the national average, earning $35,265 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.54% less than the national average, earning $42,955 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boboy891,639/
Bouby89898/
Bobay89669/
Bobey89364/
Bosby89217/
Bobys8974/
Booby8925/
Bobiy8924/
Bobyi894/
Bohby891/
Boiby891/
Bobyz891/
Boeby891/
Bobuy891/
Botby890/
Boyboy801,034/
Boybay80876/
Boubey80296/
Bousby80251/
Bobaya80193/
Boybey80190/
Boubay8070/
Bobysh8040/
Botbay8035/
Bobych8026/
Boebhy8026/
Bobbyi8016/
Boobey803/
Boobay803/
Bosbay803/
Bothby802/
Bosbey801/
Boiboy801/
Bobhoy801/
Bootby801/
Boibay801/
Bobuoy801/
Boboyd801/
Boibey801/
Bottby800/
Boosby800/
Baby75103,130/
Bobe7516,949/
Boba7512,750/
Bobi757,985/
Bovy752,951/
Beby751,624/
Buby75121/
Woby7560/
Bowy7521/
Bobé7516/
Báby757/
Bâby753/
Bobè751/
Bäby751/
Boothby734,214/
Boubaya731,623/
Bousbay734/
Bhoibay734/
Boubeyt731/
Boochby731/
Booyhby731/
Bhoebiy731/
Bhoubey731/
Bouthby730/
Bouba67194,033/
Boube6749,425/
Busby6731,192/
Babyi6720,569/
Bober6718,642/
Bobis6712,593/
Babiy674,877/
Babay673,980/
Beeby673,427/
Bobie673,091/
Bobii672,718/
Bovey672,644/
Babey672,545/
Bobić672,363/
Bobet672,128/
Bouvy672,053/
Bobai671,892/
Bobes671,759/
Bobea671,606/
Bowey671,528/
Bebey671,482/
Bovay671,169/
Bhobe67832/
Boboi67786/
Babys67669/
Baboy67550/
Bobei67545/
Bauby67512/
Bobee67481/
Boubaaya67479/
Bobaj67479/
Boway67387/
Batby67338/
Boiba67295/
Buobi67281/
Bobič67262/
Bubys67244/
Boubi67220/
Bobio67197/
Bojba67188/
Bosvy67182/
Baaby67179/
Bompy67177/
Bobit67170/
Bobeh67163/
Hbeby67153/
Bobaa67139/
Bhaby67138/
Bubay67123/
Boubé67109/
Boibe67104/
Bobeş67104/
Babyo67101/
Boobi6778/
Wooby6775/
Bebay6771/
Boboa6764/
Bousbahy6759/
Bubey6756/
Basby6755/
Booba6753/
Boobe6753/
Boïbe6752/
Beboy6751/
Boyue6750/
Bobiš6748/
Bobeș6746/
Bobiş6745/
Buboy6744/
Bhoba6742/
Bovoy6740/
Bobed6734/
Boibi6726/
Bouwy6720/
Bobih6719/
Boovy6717/
Babéy6717/
Bobiz6717/
Bhobi6715/
Bobhi6715/
Bosbe6715/
Bobée6714/
Bohbe6714/
Boybe6713/
Bobez6713/
Boebe6712/
Babuy6711/
Boïba6711/
Wobey6710/
Bobhe679/
Boybi678/
Boubeytt677/
Boyva677/
Boywa677/
Boyba676/
Bebyi676/
Bowoy676/
Bubuy675/
Bebiy675/
Bobha675/
Bowyi675/
Bobid675/
Babyč674/
Bhoibhay674/
Buvoy674/
Bábay674/
Bobiţ674/
Babyt674/
Boothbay673/
Bubiy673/
Wobay673/
Botbi672/
Bowyz672/
Boyui672/
Boywe672/
Bobje672/
Beuby672/
Bawoy672/
Bobés672/
Bobiș672/
Bubyi672/
Babyh672/
Buiby671/
Boviy671/
Boyve671/
Boothbey671/
Boebi671/
Babyp671/
Babyy671/
Bahby671/
Vosby671/
Wohby671/
Vaboy671/
Bovys671/
Wobiy671/
Bowyo671/
Bowyh671/
Bobip671/
Buoba671/
Bonpy671/
Waboy671/
Wobyo671/
Boebé671/
Boobé671/
Bohbi671/
Bobiç671/
Bobiś671/
Bobui671/
Bobeu671/
Bobgi671/
Bobij671/
Buobe671/
Bébéy671/
Boubouyi671/
Bowwy671/
Boîbe671/
Boyvi671/
Boywi671/
Babhy671/
Hbuby671/
Bhovy671/
Buyby670/
Vobey670/
Boowy670/
Bowiy670/

Boby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boby in the Bengali language
ববিbabi-
Boby in the Oriya language
ବବିbabi-
Boby in the Tibetan language
བོ་བི་bobi75
བཱ་བི་babi25
Boby in the Hindi language
बोबीbobi62.2
बौबीbaubi17.5
बॉबीbobi14.69
बाबीbabi2.22
बोवीbovi0.59
वोबीvobi0.06
वॉबीvobi0.06
बोबिbobi0.06
Boby in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﺑﻲbwby50
ﺑﺎﺑﻲbaby25
ﺑﻮﺑﻰbwby25

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