Boiveau Surname

1,185,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 200 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Boiveau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boiveau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1861:357,11153,432
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Boiveau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boiveau occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boiveau? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boiveau is the 1,185,157th most commonly occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 36,437,730 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Boiveau live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Boiveau is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 186 people, or 1 in 357,111. In France Boiveau is mostly concentrated in: Pays de la Loire, where 70 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 17 percent reside and Grand Est, where 5 percent reside. Apart from France this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 6 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biveau921/
Boveau920/
Bouveau86192/
Boiva8317/
Bovau8316/
Biveu834/
Boisbeau8048/
Boibeaux8026/
Bouveaux8016/
Bivaud77259/
Boyiva7722/
Boivad7722/
Bhovau7711/
Bivaux7710/
Boieva776/
Viveau773/
Boivaz772/
Boivah771/
Boivat771/
Boisva771/
Boieba771/
Boisbeaux753/
Bova7314,906/
Biva734,406/
Bogieva7168/
Bobeaux7136/
Bhoivad7117/
Bouvaut7114/
Bibeaud713/
Boyieva713/
Boubeau712/
Bisbeau711/
Viveaud711/
Boiewad711/
Behveau711/
Boeva6716,609/
Bibeault67632/
Baiva67425/
Bivas67385/
Bhiva67348/
Boiba67295/
Bhova67292/
Bovas67285/
Bovat67278/
Bovha67208/
Bieva67138/
Bouva67130/
Bovoa6790/
Bieba6775/
Bavau6766/
Boova6766/
Boiwa6762/
Bobau6749/
Bovaz6748/
Boeba6746/
Bibau6732/
Botva6726/
Biova6725/
Bivad6724/
Bivou6722/
Bouvault6721/
Bisva6716/
Buiva6714/
Biewa6712/
Buova6710/
Bovou6710/
Woiva6710/
Bivat679/
Vovau678/
Vevau677/
Bovad677/
Boyva677/
Bovah675/
Bebau675/
Bijva675/
Beiva674/
Bivha673/
Byova673/
Bovaa671/
Bobeu671/
Boubeaux671/
Bosva671/
Boweu671/
Bieua671/
Boissbau671/
Bojva671/
Bivaz671/
Vivau671/
Baveu671/
Bibeu671/
Bhoivadh671/
Beveu671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boiveau
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