Boly Surname

16,652nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Boly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso26,7451:686100
Mali2,9691:5,715362
Senegal9901:14,727455
Ivory Coast9691:23,8091,712
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Egypt2441:376,78623,402
Mauritania2141:19,1351,747
France1881:353,31252,982
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Belgium951:121,01717,762
Indonesia521:2,543,254149,807
Luxembourg311:18,7274,129
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Ukraine151:3,034,846176,305
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1021:492,34034,768

Boly (2,903) may also be a first name.

Boly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boly (Arabic: بولى, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻟﻲ) is most common in Burkina Faso. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Boly click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boly? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boly is the 16,652nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 218,655 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Boly reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 134,815th most common first name worldwide, held by 2,903 people.

Boly is most common in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 26,745 people, or 1 in 686. In Burkina Faso Boly is mostly found in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 22 percent are found, Est Region, where 15 percent are found and Sahel Region, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Burkina Faso this surname is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in Mali, where 9 percent are found and Senegal, where 3 percent are found.

Boly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Boly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boly last name rose 136 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Boly last name are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.23% being registered with the party.

Boly earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.69% more than the national average, earning $47,763 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bolly8926,476/
Boley899,000/
Boily897,436/
Bolay894,296/
Boliy893,915/
Bouly891,790/
Boloy891,703/
Bolya89602/
Bholy89592/
Bohly89117/
Booly8937/
Bolyi8918/
Bolhy8913/
Bolyo898/
Boëly895/
Boyly891/
Boulay8020,688/
Bosley8011,809/
Bouley805,400/
Boilay802,003/
Boully801,153/
Botley80934/
Booley80848/
Bolley80835/
Bohley80649/
Bolaya80463/
Bouloy80414/
Boilly80374/
Boehly80348/
Bollay80111/
Boluyt80109/
Boolay8096/
Boyley8081/
Bholiy8070/
Bosloy8036/
Bolloy8033/
Boiley8032/
Bholay8032/
Boisly8022/
Bolyai8020/
Bohlay8012/
Boslay8011/
Bholya809/
Bolhuy805/
Bholey805/
Bouhly804/
Bollya804/
Boulya804/
Bolaay804/
Bolych803/
Boeley802/
Bolhóy802/
Buoloy802/
Buoley801/
Bolyay801/
Bolysh801/
Boolya801/
Bottly801/
Hbolya801/
Boelhy801/
Boilya801/
Boleys801/
Bolhey801/
Bolhoy801/
Botlay801/
Boylly801/
Bolyuj801/
Booléy801/
Boylay800/
Boslly800/
Bothly800/
Botlly800/
Bola7537,098/
Bole7524,632/
Boli7521,696/
Baly756,747/
Buly75221/
Bolé7524/
Bály752/
Bolj752/
Boullay73841/
Boulley73519/
Boilley73455/
Bottley73395/
Bousley73272/
Bolluyt73253/
Boulayd73173/
Bhoilay73157/
Boutley7331/
Bouslay7318/
Boisley7317/
Bouleys7316/
Boullys7311/
Bholaya7310/
Boulaya7310/
Bhosley739/
Bhoolay737/
Boulhay735/
Bholaiy734/
Bhoslay734/
Boulloy734/
Bollaya733/
Bolahay733/
Boyllys732/
Boilaya731/
Bolheys731/
Bosllay731/
Boulahy731/
Bouliey731/
Bhojley731/
Bhoolya731/
Bohtley731/
Boitley731/
Boolaay731/
Boulgay731/
Bosleys731/
Boothly730/
Boosley730/
Boelley730/
Bothley730/
Bootley730/
Bolliey730/
Boyle67114,060/
Bolla6740,127/
Bhola6729,665/
Boles6725,265/
Bhole6722,401/
Bolle6713,599/
Bolis6712,676/
Bolli6711,936/
Bally678,821/
Balay676,929/
Baliy676,321/
Boula675,913/
Boule675,144/
Bolea675,109/
Boler674,199/
Balya674,016/
Bolia673,981/
Bohle673,954/
Bulay673,803/
Bolio673,376/
Baloy673,171/
Bouli672,433/
Baley672,282/
Boele672,260/
Boola672,038/
Bulya671,754/
Buley671,647/
Balyo671,301/
Bolet671,178/
Bully671,174/
Bosle671,099/
Boila671,064/
Bolaj671,020/
Boole67971/
Bolei67592/
Bohli67535/
Boile67518/
Boleu67502/
Bolgi67500/
Bolaa67379/
Bolij67370/
Balyi67345/
Boulhaya67342/
Bolai67324/
Buoli67316/
Bolee67303/
Baaly67297/
Volay67268/
Bolie67260/
Boeli67258/
Bulyi67240/
Boleh67238/
Buluy67219/
Buloy67207/
Botle67177/
Boloa67176/
Boulé67176/
Bollé67164/
Bulyo67163/
Bólya67155/
Boloi67151/
Bhuly67113/
Boyla67112/
Voley67105/
Bauly67104/
Boulouys6798/
Boutilly6795/
Bolge6794/
Bolit6789/
Bolhi6789/
Bolez6772/
Buliy6755/
Bolhe6755/
Baluy6749/
Bosli6747/
Bahly6744/
Boulleys6743/
Boili6735/
Boyli6734/
Bólyi6731/
Bolje6730/
Voluy6729/
Bolih6728/
Buola6726/
Boleš6719/
Boelé6719/
Bouleytt6715/
Boled6715/
Bolep6713/
Boloj6712/
Bolid6712/
Boliz6711/
Bályi6711/
Bgole6710/
Bulys6710/
Balyt678/
Bulyy677/
Bolui677/
Bojle677/
Balyd676/
Beuly676/
Boilă676/
Bolii675/
Voloy675/
Bojla674/
Bojli674/
Bhaly674/
Bolip674/
Volyi674/
Bouselly673/
Buhly673/
Boslé673/
Boële673/
Bulyh673/
Boullahy672/
Balyp672/
Botli672/
Mpoly672/
Buole672/
Balyy672/
Boléa672/
Voyly671/
Boulaych671/
Vohly671/
Bohlé671/
Boliç671/
Boleć671/
Boleś671/
Bochelly671/
Bulhy671/
Buily671/
Boulouhy671/
Boulè671/
Bholé671/
Balhy671/
Bboli671/
Balyh671/
Bolyhova671/
Bulyz671/
Boothley670/

Boly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﻟﻲbwly85.71
ﺑﻮﻟﻰbwly11.9
ﺑﻠﻲbly1.19
ﺍﻟﺒﻠﻲalbly1.19
Boly in the Arabic language
بولىbwly-

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