Boulay Surname
Approximately 20,688 people bear this surname
Boulay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 13,846 | 1:4,797 | 377 |
| Canada | 4,451 | 1:8,278 | 1,222 |
| United States | 1,869 | 1:193,932 | 19,154 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| French Polynesia | 37 | 1:7,589 | 1,667 |
| Germany | 34 | 1:2,367,808 | 122,173 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Thailand | 18 | 1:3,924,352 | 328,346 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Brazil | 17 | 1:12,592,608 | 246,358 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Mauritania | 6 | 1:682,477 | 21,744 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 33 | 1:1,521,778 | 81,120 |
Boulay (66) may also be a first name.
Boulay Demographics
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Boulay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boulay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boulay (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻻﻱ) occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Boulay click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boulay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 26,011th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 352,260 people. Boulay is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Boulay reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Boulay is also the 1,201,840th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 66 people.
The last name Boulay is most common in France, where it is held by 13,846 people, or 1 in 4,797. In France Boulay is most numerous in: Pays de la Loire, where 22 percent live, Île-de-France, where 19 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 16 percent live. Excluding France it occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 9 percent live.
Boulay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Boulay has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 5,664 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Boulay Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Boulay last name are 16.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.53% registered with the party.
The amount Boulay earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.88% more than the national average, earning $47,411 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.02% less than the national average, earning $42,223 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boulay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boulay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻻﻱ | bwlay | 60 |
| ﺑﻠﻲ | bly | 20 |
| ﺑﻼﻱ | blay | 20 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boulay
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