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 last name Boyah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻴﺎﻩ) occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Boyah.

How Common Is The Last Name Boyah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 283,789th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 5,370,336 people. Boyah is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Boyah reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 82 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Boyah is also the 581,650th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 237 people.

The surname Boyah is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 1,108 people, or 1 in 3,979. In Liberia Boyah is most frequent in: Nimba County, where 39 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 26 percent reside and Rivercess County, where 17 percent reside. Beside Liberia it is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

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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