Boloye Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Boloye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Boloye (12) may also be a first name.
Boloye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boloye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boloye is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Boloye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boloye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Boloye is the 4,649,889th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Boloye reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 12 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 10,420,162. In Nigeria Boloye is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 59 percent reside, Niger, where 35 percent reside and Plateau, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent reside.
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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 Boloye
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