Boya Surname
Approximately 57,592 people bear this surname
Boya Surname User-submission:
Boya, at least in Spain, comes from the very small town of Boya, in the province of Zamora, County of Otero de Bodas. The town has less than 100 permanent inhabitants. In that town, a boya is a large tree. Such tree has a very wide root base.
Read More About This SurnameBoya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 41,420 | 1:18,519 | 1,448 |
| South Africa | 3,161 | 1:17,139 | 2,158 |
| Ivory Coast | 2,678 | 1:8,615 | 727 |
| Benin | 1,190 | 1:8,685 | 1,197 |
| Turkey | 1,156 | 1:67,320 | 6,330 |
| DR Congo | 1,095 | 1:67,470 | 7,957 |
| Colombia | 1,022 | 1:46,746 | 2,441 |
| Kenya | 837 | 1:55,173 | 5,511 |
| Cameroon | 704 | 1:29,502 | 3,992 |
| Togo | 630 | 1:11,504 | 2,968 |
| Tanzania | 542 | 1:97,678 | 9,666 |
| Spain | 422 | 1:110,787 | 8,802 |
| Indonesia | 318 | 1:415,878 | 35,049 |
| Somalia | 245 | 1:54,906 | 2,420 |
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| United States | 227 | 1:1,596,735 | 107,304 |
| Philippines | 209 | 1:484,393 | 57,696 |
| Nigeria | 156 | 1:1,135,530 | 46,612 |
| Papua New Guinea | 153 | 1:53,292 | 6,745 |
| Mauritania | 151 | 1:27,118 | 2,285 |
| Congo | 147 | 1:33,939 | 3,337 |
| France | 116 | 1:572,610 | 77,014 |
| Dominican Republic | 116 | 1:89,939 | 4,002 |
| Ecuador | 103 | 1:154,426 | 7,153 |
| Panama | 79 | 1:49,522 | 2,416 |
| Sweden | 42 | 1:234,447 | 16,276 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Afghanistan | 31 | 1:1,037,199 | 9,747 |
| Venezuela | 30 | 1:1,006,803 | 15,224 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| China | 23 | 1:59,448,764 | 3,236 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Niger | 19 | 1:1,010,106 | 22,252 |
| Burkina Faso | 18 | 1:1,019,561 | 10,177 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Liberia | 15 | 1:293,902 | 16,977 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Guatemala | 9 | 1:1,786,963 | 6,100 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 123 | 1:408,282 | 30,178 |
The alternate forms: Boyá (2) are calculated separately.
Boya (36,589) may also be a first name.
Boya Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Boya, at least in Spain, comes from the very small town of Boya, in the province of Zamora, County of Otero de Bodas. The town has less than 100 permanent inhabitants. In that town, a boya is a large tree. Such tree has a very wide root base. In general such surnames were given to people who left the old town.
- skrappy61Boia and Boya, as Catalan surnames, may come from boia, meaning 'buoy'.
- a1956This surname means 'painted', 'paintful', 'colorful', 'colored'.
- un3pkBoya Demographics
Average Male Boya Height
174.8 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Boya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻱ, Hindi: बोया, Marathi: बोया, Oriya: େବାୟା) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Boyá. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boya? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 9,806th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 126,537 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Boya reside; 72 percent reside in South Asia and 72 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 23,886th most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 36,589 people.
The surname Boya is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 41,420 people, or 1 in 18,519. In India Boya is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 77 percent are found, Telangana, where 21 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 1 percent are found. Besides India this last name is found in 76 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 5 percent are found.
Boya Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Boya has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Boya surname increased 185 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Boya Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Boya surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Muslim (68%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Boya last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.
The amount Boya earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.92% less than the national average, earning R 176,052 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.65% less than the national average, earning $17,333,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning $42,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.26% less than the national average, earning $36,137 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyá | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bhoya | 89 | 31,105 | / |
| Bouya | 89 | 12,839 | / |
| Boyat | 89 | 1,572 | / |
| Boyah | 89 | 1,357 | / |
| Boyas | 89 | 710 | / |
| Boyau | 89 | 564 | / |
| Bgoya | 89 | 482 | / |
| Booya | 89 | 84 | / |
| Boyad | 89 | 61 | / |
| Boaya | 89 | 43 | / |
| Boyaa | 89 | 28 | / |
| Boyap | 89 | 28 | / |
| Byoya | 89 | 26 | / |
| Bohya | 89 | 25 | / |
| Bioya | 89 | 21 | / |
| Boyaz | 89 | 19 | / |
| Boyha | 89 | 6 | / |
| Buoya | 89 | 2 | / |
| Boïya | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boy | 86 | 90,441 | / |
| Boa | 86 | 44,552 | / |
| Bouhya | 80 | 1,251 | / |
| Boyeau | 80 | 544 | / |
| Boyatt | 80 | 447 | / |
| Bouyat | 80 | 424 | / |
| Boyaya | 80 | 185 | / |
| Boyaux | 80 | 162 | / |
| Boyowa | 80 | 149 | / |
| Bhoyad | 80 | 117 | / |
| Bhoyat | 80 | 114 | / |
| Bhooya | 80 | 93 | / |
| Boyaud | 80 | 84 | / |
| Bhoyau | 80 | 75 | / |
| Bhoyas | 80 | 58 | / |
| Bouyah | 80 | 53 | / |
| Boyova | 80 | 46 | / |
| Bhoyah | 80 | 43 | / |
| Bhoyap | 80 | 42 | / |
| Bouyap | 80 | 29 | / |
| Boeyah | 80 | 26 | / |
| Boyhat | 80 | 12 | / |
| Bouyad | 80 | 11 | / |
| Bohyah | 80 | 8 | / |
| Bojaya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bhoeya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bhuoya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bhouya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Boyahe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boyash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Buoyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouyaz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhyoya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boyach | 80 | 0 | / |
| Boyaut | 80 | 0 | / |
| Boyd | 75 | 271,441 | / |
| Beya | 75 | 88,714 | / |
| Baya | 75 | 66,382 | / |
| Boye | 75 | 57,963 | / |
| Boyi | 75 | 24,166 | / |
| Biya | 75 | 19,980 | / |
| Boja | 75 | 17,168 | / |
| Boğa | 75 | 11,107 | / |
| Buya | 75 | 10,191 | / |
| Boyo | 75 | 6,277 | / |
| Boys | 75 | 5,884 | / |
| Booy | 75 | 3,272 | / |
| Bouy | 75 | 1,919 | / |
| Boia | 75 | 1,748 | / |
| Boyt | 75 | 1,542 | / |
| Bhoy | 75 | 1,170 | / |
| Bohy | 75 | 928 | / |
| Woya | 75 | 868 | / |
| Buoy | 75 | 845 | / |
| Bioy | 75 | 572 | / |
| Boyz | 75 | 437 | / |
| Boiy | 75 | 207 | / |
| Bhoa | 75 | 201 | / |
| Voya | 75 | 200 | / |
| Boyé | 75 | 199 | / |
| Boța | 75 | 128 | / |
| Byya | 75 | 65 | / |
| Bođa | 75 | 43 | / |
| Uoya | 75 | 30 | / |
| Bioa | 75 | 28 | / |
| Boyy | 75 | 17 | / |
| Byja | 75 | 13 | / |
| Booa | 75 | 9 | / |
| Boyh | 75 | 8 | / |
| Bo'a | 75 | 8 | / |
| Boňa | 75 | 6 | / |
| Byia | 75 | 5 | / |
| Buoa | 75 | 4 | / |
| Boyj | 75 | 3 | / |
| Boyp | 75 | 3 | / |
| Boyć | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bgoy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Béya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boùy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boyè | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hboy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Byoa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bouhaya | 73 | 1,266 | / |
| Boyault | 73 | 171 | / |
| Boyeaux | 73 | 130 | / |
| Bhojaya | 73 | 68 | / |
| Boyeaud | 73 | 20 | / |
| Bhoyach | 73 | 13 | / |
| Bhoyadh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bhoyaph | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bouhyat | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bouyach | 73 | 2 | / |
| Boyhatt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boyowna | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouyass | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhoyath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bayat | 67 | 103,430 | / |
| Bhoye | 67 | 59,784 | / |
| Beyaz | 67 | 19,772 | / |
| Bayas | 67 | 14,767 | / |
| Boyes | 67 | 13,744 | / |
| Bhuya | 67 | 12,655 | / |
| Bhaya | 67 | 10,053 | / |
| Bayad | 67 | 8,597 | / |
| Bouha | 67 | 5,727 | / |
| Bouye | 67 | 4,522 | / |
| Mpoya | 67 | 4,056 | / |
| Bayah | 67 | 2,467 | / |
| Boiyo | 67 | 2,393 | / |
| Bhiya | 67 | 2,106 | / |
| Boyoo | 67 | 1,683 | / |
| Bhoja | 67 | 1,656 | / |
| Bouja | 67 | 1,565 | / |
| Beyah | 67 | 1,486 | / |
| Beyat | 67 | 1,320 | / |
| Bayaa | 67 | 1,294 | / |
| Bouyo | 67 | 1,265 | / |
| Bauya | 67 | 1,206 | / |
| Bhoyi | 67 | 1,112 | / |
| Biyad | 67 | 1,074 | / |
| Boyet | 67 | 1,060 | / |
| Bayau | 67 | 1,056 | / |
| Bayha | 67 | 1,044 | / |
| Booys | 67 | 904 | / |
| Bouhy | 67 | 884 | / |
| Woyah | 67 | 862 | / |
| Bayaz | 67 | 727 | / |
| Bouia | 67 | 631 | / |
| Biyah | 67 | 564 | / |
| Boyoh | 67 | 552 | / |
| Baaya | 67 | 546 | / |
| Beyad | 67 | 522 | / |
| Buoye | 67 | 505 | / |
| Bahya | 67 | 505 | / |
| Bhoia | 67 | 492 | / |
| Voyat | 67 | 484 | / |
| Boyee | 67 | 467 | / |
| Bhoiy | 67 | 437 | / |
| Biyaz | 67 | 360 | / |
| Bouiy | 67 | 344 | / |
| Oueya | 67 | 340 | / |
| Bioyo | 67 | 314 | / |
| Boyed | 67 | 303 | / |
| Boyot | 67 | 278 | / |
| Boyez | 67 | 256 | / |
| Boyts | 67 | 248 | / |
| Bijya | 67 | 236 | / |
| Voyau | 67 | 203 | / |
| Vioya | 67 | 200 | / |
| Buyat | 67 | 179 | / |
| Bouys | 67 | 173 | / |
| Bohia | 67 | 167 | / |
| Buyaa | 67 | 154 | / |
| Beyas | 67 | 139 | / |
| Bheya | 67 | 125 | / |
| Biyas | 67 | 119 | / |
| Booyi | 67 | 119 | / |
| Bieya | 67 | 113 | / |
| Bohyo | 67 | 110 | / |
| Boyst | 67 | 104 | / |
| Bojah | 67 | 102 | / |
| Booyo | 67 | 100 | / |
| Booye | 67 | 90 | / |
| Bojaś | 67 | 81 | / |
| Boyis | 67 | 71 | / |
| Boyie | 67 | 69 | / |
| Bayaç | 67 | 69 | / |
| Vouya | 67 | 66 | / |
| Beyau | 67 | 63 | / |
| Boiah | 67 | 61 | / |
| Beeya | 67 | 61 | / |
| Buuya | 67 | 52 | / |
| Bhojy | 67 | 50 | / |
| Beyap | 67 | 50 | / |
| Bhoyo | 67 | 48 | / |
| Biyat | 67 | 47 | / |
| Bayap | 67 | 47 | / |
| Bioye | 67 | 47 | / |
| Buyad | 67 | 46 | / |
| Buhya | 67 | 44 | / |
| Woyaa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Buyah | 67 | 42 | / |
| Boyds | 67 | 41 | / |
| Buyas | 67 | 41 | / |
| Beyha | 67 | 40 | / |
| Booja | 67 | 40 | / |
| Woyat | 67 | 39 | / |
| Boyop | 67 | 39 | / |
| Bouyt | 67 | 37 | / |
| Wooya | 67 | 32 | / |
| Boyeh | 67 | 31 | / |
| Boiha | 67 | 28 | / |
| Boaja | 67 | 26 | / |
| Boydd | 67 | 24 | / |
| Buyau | 67 | 24 | / |
| Boias | 67 | 24 | / |
| Boytt | 67 | 23 | / |
| Boyod | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bojad | 67 | 21 | / |
| Byiah | 67 | 20 | / |
| Boytz | 67 | 20 | / |
| Woyap | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bihya | 67 | 18 | / |
| Boyyi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Byias | 67 | 17 | / |
| Boyio | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bohye | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bboyi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Boych | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bojaa | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bhoyd | 67 | 13 | / |
| Boyss | 67 | 12 | / |
| Boeia | 67 | 11 | / |
| Boyii | 67 | 11 | / |
| Boyeault | 67 | 11 | / |
| Buoyo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Huoya | 67 | 10 | / |
| Boyth | 67 | 9 | / |
| Voyas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Biyap | 67 | 8 | / |
| Byoye | 67 | 8 | / |
| Booia | 67 | 8 | / |
| Boyit | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bhyia | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bioja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Boeja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Boaia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Boiau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bioia | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhoey | 67 | 5 | / |
| Beyaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Voyah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bohňa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Buyap | 67 | 5 | / |
| Byyas | 67 | 4 | / |
| Booyt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boydh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boyid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boyás | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boydp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boyep | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boysh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boiaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boihy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bgaya | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boyos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Booyd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boyhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bohha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhyoa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boyyd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buyha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boyih | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boyuo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Behya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bioyi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Uhoya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Byjaś | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baïya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vohya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wohya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boiyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boydz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyhd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyhi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boytd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Booyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hboyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhuoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhooa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bojiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vyoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Woyad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uoyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vgoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boehy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Booiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bojap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bohyi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buoys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buyaz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byoyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouyz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boujy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boïye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyhé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bgeya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bgoye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byyah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buoyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bohys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyhs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boohy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boydt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boyht | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boiys | 67 | 0 | / |
Boya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boya in the Marathi language | ||
| बोया | boya | 99.62 |
| बॉया | boya | 0.38 |
| Boya in the Hindi language | ||
| बोया | boya | 95.24 |
| बोङया | bonaya | 4.76 |
| Boya in the Oriya language | ||
| େବାୟା | ebaya | 95.24 |
| ବୟ | baya | 4.76 |
| Boya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻮﻱ | bwy | 28.09 |
| ﺑﻲ | by | 17.98 |
| ﺍﺑﻲ | aby | 16.85 |
| ﺍﺑﻴﻪ | abyh | 13.48 |
| ﺑﻴﻪ | byh | 7.87 |
| ﺑﻮﻳﺎ | bwya | 6.74 |
| ﺑﻮﻳﻪ | bwyh | 4.49 |
| ﺃﺑﻴﻪ | abyh | 2.25 |
| ﺃﺑﻲ | aby | 2.25 |
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