Boyah Surname

283,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Boyah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boyah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1,1081:3,979504
Mauritania1801:22,7492,010
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
England141:3,979,861125,553
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Boyah (237) may also be a first name.

Boyah Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boyah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻴﺎﻩ) is found in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Boyah? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boyah is the 283,789th most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 5,370,336 people. Boyah occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Boyah live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 82 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Boyah is also the 581,650th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 237 people.

The last name Boyah is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is carried by 1,108 people, or 1 in 3,979. In Liberia it is most frequent in: Nimba County, where 39 percent live, Montserrado County, where 26 percent live and Rivercess County, where 17 percent live. Not including Liberia Boyah exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Boyah Last Name Statistics demography

Boyah earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.2% less than the national average, earning $34,866 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouyah9153/
Bhoyah9143/
Boeyah9126/
Bohyah918/
Boyahe911/
Boyash911/
Buoyah911/
Boyach910/
Boya8957,592/
Boyh898/
Bhoyach8313/
Bhoyadh836/
Bhoyaph836/
Bouyach832/
Bhoyath831/
Bhoya8031,105/
Bouya8012,839/
Bayah802,467/
Boyat801,572/
Beyah801,486/
Boyas80710/
Biyah80564/
Boyau80564/
Boyoh80552/
Bgoya80482/
Bojah80102/
Booya8084/
Boyad8061/
Boiah8061/
Boaya8043/
Buyah8042/
Boyeh8031/
Boyaa8028/
Boyap8028/
Byoya8026/
Bohya8025/
Bioya8021/
Byiah8020/
Boyaz8019/
Boych8014/
Boyth809/
Boyha806/
Boydh804/
Boysh803/
Boyhe802/
Buoya802/
Boyih802/
Boyhd801/
Boyhi801/
Boyho801/
Booyh801/
Boïya801/
Boyhé801/
Byyah801/
Buoyh801/
Boyhs800/
Boyht800/
Boy7590,441/
Boa7544,552/
Bouhya731,251/
Boyeau73544/
Boyatt73447/
Bouyat73424/
Bayadh73203/
Bhuyah73194/
Boyaya73185/
Boyaux73162/
Boyowa73149/
Beyadh73144/
Biyadh73137/
Bhoyad73117/
Bhoyat73114/
Bhooya7393/
Bouyeh7385/
Boyaud7384/
Bayach7378/
Bhoyau7375/
Bayash7366/
Bhoyas7358/
Bhojah7350/
Bhoyeh7347/
Boyova7346/
Bhoyap7342/
Bohysh7341/
Boyhot7335/
Boujah7334/
Biyash7334/
Bhayah7333/
Beyhah7329/
Bouyap7329/
Boyich7328/
Bahyah7317/
Bohych7316/
Boyhat7312/
Bouyad7311/
Beyath735/
Bojaya735/
Bhoeya734/
Bhuoya733/
Baayah733/
Bhouya732/
Boyish732/
Boyszh731/
Booyhe731/
Behyah731/
Boiash731/
Bojadh731/
Bouyaz731/
Boyhih731/
Bhyoya731/
Bouych731/
Ba'yah731/
Boiach731/
Booyoh731/
Boyaut730/
Buyaha730/
Boyd67271,441/
Beya6788,714/
Baya6766,382/
Boye6757,963/
Bahu6733,481/
Boyi6724,166/
Bouh6721,069/
Biya6719,980/
Boja6717,168/
Boğa6711,107/
Buya6710,191/
Beah677,619/
Bahy677,023/
Boyo676,277/
Boys675,884/
Booy673,272/
Bouy671,919/
Boia671,748/
Baih671,593/
Boyt671,542/
Bouhaya671,266/
Bhoy671,170/
Bohy67928/
Buoy67845/
Bohu67576/
Bioy67572/
Boih67462/
Boyz67437/
Boiy67207/
Bhoa67201/
Voya67200/
Boyé67199/
Boyault67171/
Bouyech67136/
Boujaha67136/
Boyeaux67130/
Boța67128/
Bayh67104/
Bhojaya6768/
Byya6765/
Bođa6743/
Bauh6738/
Bojh6731/
Bioa6728/
Beyh6727/
Bajh6726/
Bouyesh6720/
Bojasch6720/
Boyeaud6720/
Boyy6717/
Buyh6715/
Byja6713/
Bahí6710/
Booa679/
Bo'a678/
Bahj678/
Bhoyedh677/
Boňa676/
Bhayaph676/
Byia675/
Buoa674/
Bahyash674/
Bouhyat674/
Boujahd674/
Boyj673/
Boyp673/
Bhoyeph673/
Boyá672/
Boyć672/
Bgoy672/
Boyhatt671/
D'Boyhi671/
Bhayash671/
Bouiadh671/
Bayaudh671/
Boyowna671/
Béya671/
Bouyass671/
Boùy671/
Boyè671/
Bhoyech671/
Bhojaph671/
Bhojadh671/
Bijyahe671/
Bahyadh671/
Bayachh671/
Hboy671/
Boyhood671/
Bayaush671/
Voyh671/
Byoa671/

Boyah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boyah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻴﺎﻩabyah77.27
ﺑﻴﺎﻩbyah11.36
ﺃﺑﻴﺎﻩabyah9.09
ﺍﻟﺒﻴﺎﻩalbyah1.14
ﺍﺑﻴﻪabyh1.14

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