Bovy Surname

149,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,951 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Bovy Surname Definition:

BOEVY: The family is of Dutch origin.

Bovy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,9191:5,991737
Switzerland3291:24,9633,914
France2581:257,45239,723
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
Netherlands1581:106,88117,196
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Bovy (71) may also be a first name.

Bovy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BOEVY: The family is of Dutch origin.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bovy Last Name Facts

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

Bovy (Hindi: बोवी) is found most frequently in Belgium. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bovy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bovy is the 149,670th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,469,517 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 91 percent of Bovy live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,152,838th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 71 people.

It is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,919 people, or 1 in 5,991. In Belgium it is primarily found in: Walloon Region, where 85 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent live and Flemish Region, where 7 percent live. Apart from Belgium this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 11 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.

Bovy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bovy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bovy last name expanded 1,247 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bovy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bovy surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bovy earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.51% more than the national average, earning $45,527 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.21% more than the national average, earning $53,263 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bovey892,644/
Bouvy892,053/
Bovay891,169/
Bosvy89182/
Bovoy8940/
Boovy8917/
Boviy891/
Bovys891/
Bhovy891/
Bovych80161/
Bouvay8057/
Bosvay8017/
Bhovay8016/
Boyvey8013/
Boovey805/
Bouvey804/
Botvey801/
Botvay801/
Bovyts801/
Boviey800/
Bove7522,806/
Boby7517,890/
Bovi756,969/
Bové75390/
Bavy7522/
Bowy7521/
Bovè754/
Boví751/
Uovy751/
Wovy751/
Botvych7333/
Boivych736/
Bhovi679,977/
Bovio674,604/
Bovee674,214/
Bovet672,757/
Bovea672,336/
Bover672,329/
Bovis671,782/
Boboy671,639/
Bowey671,528/
Bavay671,156/
Bouby67898/
Bobay67669/
Bouve67580/
Baboy67550/
Boves67541/
Bovie67464/
Boway67387/
Bobey67364/
Bosby67217/
Bovha67208/
Botve67200/
Bompy67177/
Bauvy67164/
Bouva67130/
Bovée67105/
Bovoa6790/
Bovit6783/
Bobys6774/
Boova6766/
Bhove6750/
Boyue6750/
Bavey6746/
Bovid6739/
Bouvé6735/
Boive6728/
Booby6725/
Bobiy6724/
Boveh6720/
Bouwy6720/
Boved6718/
Boiva6717/
Bhavy6716/
Boviz6715/
Boybe6713/
Bovei6712/
Baviy6710/
Bouvi6710/
Buova6710/
Bovij679/
Boybi678/
Boyva677/
Boywa677/
Bovez677/
Boyba676/
Boivi676/
Bowoy676/
Bavyi675/
Bowyi675/
Boove674/
Bobyi674/
Bovai674/
Boovi673/
Bovaj673/
Bovii673/
Bovge672/
Bowyz672/
Boyui672/
Boywe672/
Bawoy672/
Voviy671/
Boyve671/
Bohby671/
Boiby671/
Bojva671/
Vaboy671/
Bobyz671/
Bowyo671/
Bowyh671/
Bonpy671/
Waboy671/
Bobuy671/
Bovaa671/
Bovoi671/
Bovèe671/
Bovés671/
Bovíz671/
Bowwy671/
Boyvi671/
Boywi671/
Botvi671/
Boowy670/
Bowiy670/
Botby670/

Bovy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bovy in the Hindi language
बोवीbovi-

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