Boit Surname

67,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Boit Surname Definition:

(French) One who made and sold boxes.

Boit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya6,0531:7,6291,010
France5551:119,68118,087
Romania1841:109,11912,269
India1411:5,440,180132,298
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
England461:1,211,26256,182
Germany391:2,064,243111,952
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Wales221:140,66110,115
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Boiț (32) & Boiţ (2) are calculated separately.

Boit (2,909) may also be a first name.

Boit Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who made and sold boxes.

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

Boit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boit (Hindi: बोइत, Marathi: बोईत, Oriya: େବାଇତ, Russian: Боит) has its highest incidence in Kenya. It may also be rendered as a variant: Boiț or Boiţ. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boit? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boit is the 67,764th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 992,989 people. The surname Boit is primarily found in Africa, where 83 percent of Boit live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 65 percent live in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 134,657th most common given name on earth, held by 2,909 people.

The surname Boit is most widely held in Kenya, where it is borne by 6,053 people, or 1 in 7,629. In Kenya Boit is mostly concentrated in: Uasin Gishu County, where 34 percent reside, Baringo County, where 16 percent reside and Nandi County, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Kenya this surname exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in France, where 8 percent reside and Romania, where 3 percent reside.

Boit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Boit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boit surname grew 604 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 354 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boit Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Boit last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Boit surname are 42.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 95.83% being registered to vote for the party.

Boit earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.87% more than the national average, earning $56,467 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boiț9232/
Boiţ922/
Boite892,484/
Bhoit89333/
Boits8982/
Boist8949/
Boitt8948/
Boyit897/
Boith897/
Bojit892/
Boiet891/
Boi8623,460/
Bot8622,803/
Bit8615,452/
Bhoite8020,331/
Boitte80676/
Boyite80189/
Boiste8078/
Boihat8042/
Boithe8042/
Boiate8026/
Boidts808/
Boggit807/
Boyitt806/
Bhoyit803/
Boyits801/
Bhoiet801/
Boiyte801/
Bojite801/
Boisht801/
Boujit801/
Boisst801/
Bhoiit801/
Boojit801/
Boiett800/
Boitts800/
Bhoi75572,643/
Both7596,419/
Bott7525,172/
Boyi7524,166/
Bote7523,100/
Bait7520,829/
Beit7516,785/
Bois7516,620/
Bost7512,891/
Boot7510,686/
Bith759,354/
Bist759,297/
Voit758,767/
Bite755,113/
Bout754,813/
Buot754,056/
Biet754,020/
Biot752,506/
Bots751,875/
Bits751,769/
Boia751,748/
Boie751,597/
Boyt751,542/
Boet751,054/
Buit75988/
Boji75819/
Bhot75752/
Bitt75645/
Hbit75497/
Bodt75492/
Boih75462/
Woit75388/
Boid75374/
Boiz75365/
Boij75244/
Boiy75207/
Boii75184/
Boio75175/
Boht75145/
Bojt7583/
Bozt7558/
Bhit7551/
Botd7511/
Byot7510/
Boët7510/
Bitė756/
Bgit752/
Botp751/
Bijt751/
Boip751/
Boié751/
Bǻit751/
Botć751/
Bitš751/
Bizt751/
Bhoyite7381/
Boggitt7348/
Bhoithe7320/
Boitova7316/
Boihatt7312/
Bhoiete7311/
Boihate733/
Boiatte733/
Bhoitte731/
Boggith731/
Boiette731/
Bouhiet731/
Bhoihit731/
Bi672,317,225/
Bo67643,752/
Booth67145,391/
Bisht67118,654/
Bowie6725,587/
Bothe6715,324/
Bayot6712,337/
Baith6711,670/
Boots677,749/
Bouet676,960/
Buoth676,874/
Botts676,495/
Botte676,414/
Bhote676,361/
Bithe675,601/
Bogie675,444/
Buist674,434/
Baite673,359/
Boote672,567/
Booij672,432/
Boute672,415/
Boiyo672,393/
Bouie672,312/
Boies672,078/
Boyat671,572/
Bouji671,545/
Boyte671,474/
Beith671,244/
Voith671,234/
Bouts671,192/
Boggi671,190/
Bieth671,121/
Boost671,114/
Bhoyi671,112/
Boyet671,060/
Woite671,002/
Bhoot67837/
Bojte67795/
Boust67781/
Boïte67776/
Baitz67742/
Buote67710/
Bhite67694/
Bouia67631/
Bhoii67556/
Bajot67548/
Bitte67547/
Bejot67521/
Bhoia67492/
Bohte67484/
Boije67463/
Bajit67463/
Bhoiy67437/
Bojat67433/
Woidt67382/
Bouth67375/
Bhist67354/
Bouiy67344/
Bohio67338/
Biste67337/
Bitts67329/
Beyit67326/
Bhois67292/
Boodt67291/
Boyot67278/
Boich67275/
Woith67268/
Boste67261/
Beite67255/
Boyts67248/
Voits67248/
Bhoid67237/
Boedt67236/
Biott67216/
Baist67211/
Baiet67206/
Bhait67201/
Bayit67195/
Bohut67188/
Boutt67174/
Botch67169/
Bohia67167/
Bhoip67163/
Baits67162/
Baiat67159/
Buiat67158/
Woitt67151/
Bijot67147/
Bhoji67147/
Bouij67142/
Byott67139/
Booyi67119/
Bhuit67114/
Boudt67108/
Bhoij67107/
Bijit67105/
Boyst67104/
Bojii67100/
Boeth6795/
Buott6777/
Voite6777/
Biyot6772/
Bhoie6771/
Boyis6771/
Boott6770/
Boyie6769/
Bujit6762/
Voitz6762/
Boiah6761/
Bojie6757/
Buitt6753/
Biyat6747/
Buite6747/
Baait6742/
Bhoih6742/
Boett6741/
Bohtz6740/
Buith6738/
Bouyt6737/
Boeij6736/
Bicht6736/
Bocht6735/
Baitt6734/
Bhoth6733/
Boiss6732/
Biyet6732/
Beyot6731/
Boiha6728/
Bouët6728/
Buyot6725/
Bistt6724/
Boias6724/
Bojet6724/
Botsh6723/
Booie6723/
Boytt6723/
Boioh6723/
Beist6722/
Boids6721/
Bejit6721/
Bitht6721/
Boytz6720/
Boyyi6718/
Bitch6717/
Bihst6717/
Voitt6716/
Bijat6716/
Boyio6716/
Buijt6716/
Bowet6715/
Bboyi6715/
Beitt6714/
Baiot6714/
Bojid6714/
Bouht6714/
Boieh6713/
Bojič6713/
Béjot6712/
Botth6711/
Boeia6711/
Bujot6711/
Boyii6711/
Biths6711/
Hbout6710/
Botås6710/
Bijst6710/
Boyth679/
Boish679/
Bhout679/
Boths678/
Beiat678/
Boiho678/
Booia678/
Buoio678/
Hbeit678/
Bisst677/
Boeie677/
Bhitt677/
Voist676/
Boaia676/
Boiau676/
Bhots676/
Boihi675/
Hbhoi675/
Booji675/
Bioia675/
Biște675/
Booyt674/
Boyid674/
Voiet674/
Boujt674/
Boieș674/
Boiți674/
Boiaz673/
Bosth673/
Beiet673/
Bhoio673/
Boihy673/
Woits673/
Bgoji673/
Bootd673/
H'Bit672/
Boihe672/
Whoit672/
Bodth672/
Bioji672/
Bhgit672/
Beits672/
Boyih672/
Bioyi672/
Voiot672/
Bosst672/
Bitsh672/
Boiie672/
Biett672/
Bosts672/
Voyit672/
Boisd672/
Bhott672/
Boîte672/
Buits671/
Boiyd671/
Buyit671/
Buots671/
Bostz671/
Botss671/
Boyhi671/
Boyiy671/
Boytd671/
Bhgoi671/
Bhhoi671/
Bhith671/
Bijet671/
Bistd671/
Bists671/
Bittz671/
Boied671/
Boiio671/
Boithova671/
Bojiy671/
Bodte671/
Voidt671/
Bojio671/
Booiy671/
Bojiç671/
Bohyi671/
Boi'i671/
Boidh671/
Boiee671/
Bohji671/
Buotd671/
Béout671/
Byoat671/
Bottd671/
Botës671/
Botgy671/
Bouét671/
Bouiette671/
Bouio671/
Bhoihath671/
Bitsz671/
Baiut671/
Bithz671/
Hbist671/
Hbite671/
Baiit671/
Bothë671/
Bootp671/
Byoth670/
Bieht670/
Voizt670/
Voiyt670/
Bostt670/
Boydt670/
Bohdt670/
Boyht670/
Boiys670/

Boit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boit in the Hindi language
बोइतbo'ita-
Boit in the Oriya language
େବାଇତeba'ita95.64
େବାଈତeba'ita2.95
Boit in the Marathi language
बोईतbo'ita86.96
बोइटbo'ita8.7
बोईटbo'ita4.35
Boit in the Russian language
Боитboit-

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