Boira Surname
Approximately 1,040 people bear this surname
Boira Surname User-submission:
It comes from the Iberian languages (Aragonés, Catalán, Valenciano) and means 'fog'.
Boira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 688 | 1:67,954 | 6,070 |
| Papua New Guinea | 154 | 1:52,946 | 6,689 |
| India | 88 | 1:8,716,652 | 177,764 |
| France | 57 | 1:1,165,311 | 123,217 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1:4,314,868 | 39,591 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Boïra (4) are calculated separately.
Boira (86) may also be a first name.
Boira Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It comes from the Iberian languages (Aragonés, Catalán, Valenciano) and means 'fog'.
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Where Does The Last Name Boira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boira (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﺮﻩ, Marathi: बोईरा) is found in Spain more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Boïra. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Boira? popularity and diffusion
Boira is the 350,743rd most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 7,007,256 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Boira live; 66 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 66 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 1,032,266th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 86 people.
This surname is most numerous in Spain, where it is held by 688 people, or 1 in 67,954. In Spain Boira is primarily concentrated in: Catalonia, where 46 percent live, Valencian Community, where 27 percent live and Aragon, where 19 percent live. Barring Spain it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boira in the Marathi language | ||
| बोईरा | bo'ira | 91.67 |
| बोइरा | bo'ira | 8.33 |
| Boira in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻴﺮﻩ | byrh | 50 |
| ﺍﺑﻴﺮﻩ | abyrh | 50 |
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