Boileve Surname

1,333,288th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Boileve Surname Definition:

(French) One who drank water, an early nickname for a teetotaler.

Boileve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1381:481,32467,982
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
England61:9,286,343223,652
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Boilève (3) are calculated separately.

Boileve Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who drank water, an early nickname for a teetotaler.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Boileve Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boileve occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Boilève. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boileve? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,333,288th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 43,378,250 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 87 percent of Boileve live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Boileve is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 481,324. In France it is most common in: Pays de la Loire, where 41 percent are found, Centre-Val de Loire, where 21 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 17 percent are found. Apart from France this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent are found and Mexico, where 4 percent are found.

Boileve Last Name Statistics demography

Boileve earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.72% less than the national average, earning $33,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boilève953/
Boisleve93292/
Boilesve9335/
Boleve9224/
Bileve924/
Bolever864/
Bilever861/
Bosleve860/
Bolevea860/
Bilve8355/
Bolve8312/
Bolhoeve8087/
Boilaive8024/
Boislève805/
Bilevets801/
Bailevet801/
Bollever800/
Bolave77448/
Bolves77167/
Bolebe7789/
Bolver7775/
Bilave7758/
Bilebe7739/
Bolevy7730/
Bilove7717/
Boulve7716/
Bilevi7713/
Beleve779/
Bolive778/
Bolvez775/
Bilver773/
Baleve772/
Bolewe772/
Bilewe772/
Bolevi771/
Beilve771/
Bolveh771/
Bolève771/
Bilive771/
Bilves771/
Bolvet771/
Boilue770/
Wileve770/
Boliver711,507/
Believe711,155/
Bhilave71811/
Wolever71489/
Bolieva71273/
Boleeva71243/
Baleves7122/
Bileeva7113/
Beleive7113/
Boulves7112/
Balever7111/
Bholave7110/
Bilieva715/
Bolgevi714/
Belever714/
Bollave713/
Bhaleve712/
Biliver712/
Bolaave711/
Bolvett711/
Belevet711/
Bailvey711/
Bheleve711/
Bhoolve711/
Bolewes711/
Boulver711/
Boulave711/
Boulebe711/
Boulevi711/
Bilebeh711/
Boulbee710/
Bolievy710/
Boleber710/
Bilevich67401/
Balve67309/
Bolue67268/
Belevets67218/
Bohleber67205/
Bolva67192/
Wohlever67152/
Boulivet67142/
Bilgebey67123/
Bolvy6767/
Bolbe6760/
Ballever6735/
Bylevets6732/
Bilva6731/
Bolleber6729/
Wileaver6726/
Bolevich6718/
Belve6713/
Bilevych6713/
Vilve6713/
Bhailave6711/
Bilvi6711/
Volve6711/
Belevetz679/
Bolwe679/
Bolliver678/
Bailieva676/
Wollever674/
Bolesbee671/
Boulebie671/
Boylieva671/
Beilieva671/
Bisleber671/
Wohlevet671/
Wholever671/
Wouleved671/
Bielebie671/
Bolaivei671/
Boujlebe671/
Bollives670/
Bouliver670/
Woleaver670/

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