Boiyah Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Boiyah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Boiyah (179) may also be a first name.
Boiyah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boiyah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boiyah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻴﺎﻩ) is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Boiyah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,485,539th most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Boiyah is primarily found in Africa, where 59 percent of Boiyah are found; 59 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Boiyah is also the 681,368th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 179 people.
It is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 244,919. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Liberia this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 38 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boiyah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boiyah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﻴﺎﻩ | abyah | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Boiyah
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