Booya Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Israel

Booya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Booya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
India251:30,682,615377,978
Israel91:950,84857,975
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Booya (40) may also be a first name.

Booya Last Name Facts

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

Booya is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Booya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,047,559th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 51 percent of Booya live; 49 percent live in Central Africa and 49 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 40 people.

The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 1,801,941. Other than The DR Congo this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in India, where 30 percent are found and Israel, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhooya9193/
Boya8957,592/
Booy893,272/
Booa899/
Bhoya8031,105/
Bouya8012,839/
Boyat801,572/
Boyah801,357/
Booys80904/
Boyas80710/
Boyau80564/
Bgoya80482/
Booyi80119/
Booyo80100/
Booye8090/
Boyad8061/
Boaya8043/
Booja8040/
Wooya8032/
Boyaa8028/
Boyap8028/
Byoya8026/
Bohya8025/
Bioya8021/
Boyaz8019/
Booia808/
Boyha806/
Booyt804/
Booyd802/
Buoya802/
Booyh801/
Bhooa801/
Booiy801/
Boïya801/
Boohy800/
Boy7590,441/
Boa7544,552/
Bouhya731,251/
Boyeau73544/
Boyatt73447/
Bouyat73424/
Mpooya73275/
Boyaya73185/
Boyaux73162/
Boyowa73149/
Bhoyad73117/
Bhoyat73114/
Boyaud7384/
Bojowa7382/
Bhoyau7375/
Bhoyas7358/
Booyes7353/
Bouyah7353/
Booyee7352/
Boyova7346/
Bhoyah7343/
Bhoyap7342/
Bouyap7329/
Boeyah7326/
Booiad7313/
Boyhat7312/
Bouyad7311/
Bohyah738/
Bojova737/
Bhooja735/
Bojaya735/
Bhoeya734/
Bhuoya733/
Bhouya732/
Boyahe731/
Boyash731/
Boojaa731/
Booyhe731/
Bhooye731/
Buoyah731/
Bouyaz731/
Bhyoya731/
Bouova731/
Booyoh731/
Booyot731/
Boyach730/
Boyaut730/
Boyd67271,441/
Beya6788,714/
Baya6766,382/
Boye6757,963/
Boyi6724,166/
Biya6719,980/
Boja6717,168/
Boğa6711,107/
Buya6710,191/
Boyo676,277/
Boys675,884/
Bojo672,815/
Bouy671,919/
Boia671,748/
Boyt671,542/
Bouhaya671,266/
Bhoy671,170/
Bohy67928/
Woya67868/
Buoy67845/
Bioy67572/
Boyz67437/
Boiy67207/
Bhoa67201/
Voya67200/
Boyé67199/
Boio67175/
Boyault67171/
Boyeaux67130/
Boța67128/
Bhojaya6768/
Byya6765/
Bođa6743/
Wooy6742/
Vooy6735/
Uoya6730/
Bioa6728/
Boyeaud6720/
Boyy6717/
Byja6713/
Bhoyach6713/
Boyh678/
Bo'a678/
Boňa676/
Bhoyadh676/
Bhoyaph676/
Byia675/
Buoa674/
Bouhyat674/
Boyj673/
Boyp673/
Booj673/
Ouhouya673/
Boyá672/
Bouyach672/
Boyć672/
Bgoy672/
Boyhatt671/
Wooa671/
Boyowna671/
Boizowa671/
Béya671/
Bouyass671/
Boujowa671/
Boùy671/
Boyè671/
Bhoyath671/
Hboy671/
Byoa671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Booya
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