Boiye Surname
Approximately 89 people bear this surname
Boiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
Boiye (36) may also be a first name.
Boiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boiye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻲ) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Boiye.
How Common Is The Last Name Boiye? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,980,395th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 53 percent of Boiye are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 1,717,090th most widely held forename at a global level, held by 36 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 247,082. In Papua New Guinea Boiye is most prevalent in: Jiwaka, where 52 percent are found, West Sepik, where 24 percent are found and Morobe, where 15 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea Boiye occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and Mauritania, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boiye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boiye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﻲ | aby | 37.5 |
| ﺃﺑﻲ | aby | 25 |
| ﺑﻲ | by | 12.5 |
| ﺑﻮﻳﻪ | bwyh | 12.5 |
| ﺍﺑﻴﻪ | abyh | 12.5 |
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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 Boiye
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