Boissavy Surname

978,274th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 264 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Boissavy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boissavy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2571:258,45439,879
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Boissavy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boissavy is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boissavy? popularity and diffusion

Boissavy is the 978,274th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,604,341 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Boissavy reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is borne by 257 people, or 1 in 258,454. In France Boissavy is primarily found in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 78 percent are found, Pays de la Loire, where 5 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 4 percent are found. Without taking into account France this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bossavy93154/
Boissavi8842/
Boissavie8250/
Boissavit8234/
Bouyssavy822/
Bossavi80294/
Bisavay802/
Boisavi801/
Boisava801/
Bossavit75140/
Bossavie75112/
Baussavy758/
Bosssavi751/
Bisava71168/
Bisavi7127/
Bisave7120/
Boussavie7112/
Bosovy718/
Bisawy713/
Bosavi712/
Boyssavie711/
Boissabit711/
Bosava711/
Bassave67232/
Bissabi67183/
Boisabi6742/
Bissawa6728/
Bassawy6710/
Bossawi679/
Bishava678/
Bossaba678/
Bossoba677/
Bissaba676/
Baisave674/
Bossabi672/
Bisavaj672/
Bassava672/
Bousavi672/
Bossove671/
Bossevi671/
Bessavi671/
Bossawa671/
Bitsave671/
Bisaves671/
Bhosavi671/
Bhosave671/
Bhisave671/
Bisavea671/
Bisaway671/
Bassaby671/
Biesavi671/
Beizavy671/
Bessawy671/

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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
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  • 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 Boissavy
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