Bovil Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Bovil Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Boville,' now Bouville, a parish in the arrondissement of Rouen (Lower).

Warin de Bovile, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Boville, Suffolk, ibid.

Matthew de Bovylle, Surrey, 30 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Bovil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti1461:73,1773,931
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Bovil (26) may also be a first name.

Bovil Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Boville,' now Bouville, a parish in the arrondissement of Rouen (Lower).

Warin de Bovile, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Boville, Suffolk, ibid.

Matthew de Bovylle, Surrey, 30 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Anastach' de Boyvill, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1790. Married — Thomas Bovill and Elizabeth Jones: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

BOUIL: Camden mentions this among Norman surnames introduced here in the XI. cent. It is of course identical with Bovill, and probably also with Boyle.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bovil Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bovil (Hindi: बोविल, Russian: Бовиль) is more frequently found in Haiti than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bovil? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,286,243rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Bovil are found; 84 percent are found in Caribbean and 82 percent are found in Gallo-Caribbean. Bovil is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring forename at a global level. It is borne by 26 people.

Bovil is most commonly held in Haiti, where it is carried by 146 people, or 1 in 73,177. In Haiti Bovil is most common in: Ouest, where 98 percent live and Nord, where 1 percent live. Besides Haiti this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent live and Brazil, where 2 percent live.

Bovil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bovil has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bovil last name rose 222 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bovil Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bovil last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Bovil earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $44,344 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bovill911,320/
Bouvil9170/
Boivil9131/
Boveil9116/
Bovile914/
Boviel911/
Bosvil911/
Boovil910/
Boville83412/
Bosveil8334/
Bouvill830/
Boviell830/
Bevil80995/
Bavil80178/
Bovel80113/
Vovil803/
Bouville771,047/
Boiville7735/
Bosville770/
Bovell732,895/
Bevill732,327/
Bavoil73180/
Bauvil7375/
Bouvel7360/
Bavill7338/
Bavile7329/
Bobile7327/
Bhavil7319/
Beevil735/
Bovele735/
Batvil734/
Beuvil733/
Bhovel732/
Basvil732/
Bobail732/
Boweil731/
Baviel731/
Bovéll731/
Bobeil731/
Beviel731/
Voviel731/
Bawoil731/
Wovile731/
Boveal730/
Bowiel730/
Boutville7134/
Boisville7128/
Bovhilova712/
Bosveld671,486/
Bompoil67283/
Bowhill67281/
Bosvelt67206/
Baville67122/
Baboile67113/
Bovelle6789/
Bonpoil6729/
Bowhile6724/
Bouvele6718/
Boubail672/
Bowaile672/
Bosvell672/
Bhobhil671/
Voville671/
Bavoile671/
Boutvel671/
Waboile671/
Bobitel671/
Beveill671/
Boibele671/
Bouvell670/

Bovil Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bovil in the Hindi language
बोविलbovila-
Bovil in the Russian language
Бовильbovil-

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