Boiko Surname
Approximately 112,446 people bear this surname
Boiko Surname User-submission:
Boiko (Boyko) is a Ukrainian surname, meaning 'Boyko', a term for a group of Ruthenians in Western Ukraine and Transcarpathia. A general term meaning 'highlander'. It comes from the expression boiie, bo-i-je, meaning 'true', 'yes', or 'native', 'pure'.
Read More About This SurnameBoiko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 108,189 | 1:421 | 5 |
| Brazil | 1,017 | 1:210,496 | 8,114 |
| Uzbekistan | 544 | 1:56,855 | 6,305 |
| United States | 497 | 1:729,294 | 57,260 |
| Russia | 496 | 1:290,571 | 29,949 |
| Argentina | 324 | 1:131,924 | 11,171 |
| Latvia | 288 | 1:7,118 | 1,015 |
| Estonia | 188 | 1:7,031 | 856 |
| Kazakhstan | 149 | 1:118,674 | 12,601 |
| Lithuania | 121 | 1:25,079 | 4,473 |
| Thailand | 91 | 1:776,246 | 126,162 |
| Georgia | 90 | 1:41,617 | 5,687 |
| Belarus | 81 | 1:117,297 | 17,225 |
| Canada | 64 | 1:575,712 | 47,839 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Abkhazia | 23 | 1:10,559 | 1,397 |
| Transnistria | 23 | 1:20,639 | 3,640 |
| Moldova | 22 | 1:161,880 | 16,529 |
| Paraguay | 13 | 1:556,673 | 7,036 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
The alternate forms: Boïko (18) are calculated separately.
Boiko (74) may also be a first name.
Boiko Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Boiko (Boyko) is a Ukrainian surname, meaning 'Boyko', a term for a group of Ruthenians in Western Ukraine and Transcarpathia. A general term meaning 'highlander'. It comes from the expression boiie, bo-i-je, meaning 'true', 'yes', or 'native', 'pure'.
- deleted-173293The surname Boyko or Bojko means 'Boyko', a member of a group of Ukrainian highlanders.
- yuriiThis is a Ukrainian surname, denoting a descendant of the quick.
- deleted-173293Boiko Demographics
Boiko Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Russia
Boiko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boiko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boiko (Georgian: ბოიკო, Russian: Боико) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Boïko. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boiko? popularity and diffusion
Boiko is the 5,032nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 64,809 people. The surname Boiko is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Boiko are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Boiko is also the 1,125,792nd most frequently held forename globally, held by 74 people.
The surname Boiko is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is held by 108,189 people, or 1 in 421. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Kiev, where 8 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 7 percent reside and Donetsk Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Ukraine this last name occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Uzbekistan, where 0 percent reside.
Boiko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Orthodox (67%) in Kazakhstan, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Orthodox (65%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Boiko last name are 1.31% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 48.08% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Boiko earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 42.34% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,178 per year; in United States they earn 13.72% more than the national average, earning $49,070 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.4% less than the national average, earning $47,996 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boiko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boiko in the Georgian language | ||
| ბოიკო | boiko | - |
| Boiko in the Russian language | ||
| Боико | boiko | - |
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