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 is most common in France. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boiveau? popularity and diffusion

Boiveau is the 1,185,157th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,437,730 people. Boiveau occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Boiveau live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most widely held in France, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 357,111. In France it is most prevalent in: Pays de la Loire, where 70 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 17 percent reside and Grand Est, where 5 percent reside. Besides France this last name is found in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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