Boiface Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Boiface Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boiface Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Boiface (18) may also be a first name.

Boiface Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boiface is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boiface? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boiface is the 5,587,209th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Boiface live; 83 percent live in West Africa and 83 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Gombe, where 50 percent reside, Ondo, where 30 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Boiface exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent reside and New Zealand, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boyiface931/
Biface921/
Boeface861/
Bofacher807/
Beface771/
Bofice770/
Boffice7156/
Bafache7119/
Bifashe715/
Bofouce714/
Boufaci711/
Bedface711/
Boyfake711/
Boufase711/
Bhofase711/
Boufasse676/
Bafacker671/
Beauface671/
Buifachi671/
Boffeice671/

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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 Boiface
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