Boohig Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Boohig Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Boohig Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:362,22614,761
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Boohig Demographics

Boohig Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Boohig Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boohig is borne by more people in Ireland than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boohig? popularity and diffusion

Boohig is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Boohig is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Boohig reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in Ireland, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 362,226. In Ireland Boohig is primarily found in: Munster, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Ireland this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in England, where 7 percent reside.

Boohig Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Boohig has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Boohig surname increased 1,300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Boohig Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Boohig surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouhig839/
Bahig732,794/
Bohic73565/
Buhig733/
Bouig732/
Baoig732/
Boeig732/
Wohig731/
Baheig67122/
Bhuhig673/
Bohaik672/
Bohike672/
Bouigh671/
Bouhik671/
Bouhic671/
Buhuig671/
Boeihg671/
Bohick671/
Boohek670/
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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 Boohig
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