Boyboy Surname

352,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Boyboy Surname User-submission:

Boyboy is a Cebuano surname, which comes from the Cebuano word buyboy, meaning 'to recount favors or charity to someone often to guilt them into returning the favor' or 'instance of recounting favors or charity'.

Boyboy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,0001:101,23817,657
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Boyboy (1,913) may also be a first name.

Boyboy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Boyboy is a Cebuano surname, which comes from the Cebuano word buyboy, meaning 'to recount favors or charity to someone often to guilt them into returning the favor' or 'instance of recounting favors or charity'.

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Boyboy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boyboy (Russian: Бойбой) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Boyboy.

How Common Is The Last Name Boyboy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boyboy is the 352,406th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 7,047,917 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Boyboy are found; 97 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 96 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 173,692nd most common first name internationally, borne by 1,913 people.

The last name Boyboy is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,000 people, or 1 in 101,238. In The Philippines Boyboy is primarily concentrated in: Central Visayas, where 43 percent live, Eastern Visayas, where 13 percent live and Davao Region, where 9 percent live. Not including The Philippines it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 1 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Boyobo831/
Bobo8053,598/
Bybo8042/
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Boybeyi77748/
Bouybou772/
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Boyabay771/
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Bobos732,915/
Bobot73799/
Boboi73786/
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Boboe73241/
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Beyby7311/
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Boyba736/
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Boywo735/
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Bobho734/
Boyuo732/
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Bowyo731/
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Buyby730/
Bysby730/
Boebo730/
Bhoyabay7119/
Bouyboud7117/
Bhoyebay7117/
Boubouya713/
Boyiboji711/
Boubouye711/
Boubouyi711/
Bouyabou711/
Boubou6717,069/
Baybay674,498/
Bosbos673,283/
Bhobho672,706/
Boboia67634/
Boibou67600/
Boiywo67380/
Boboyo67334/
Boiboi67221/
Boboss67154/
Boyowa67149/
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Bobojć6763/
Bayboz6763/
Boïbou6750/
Boyibe6747/
Boyova6746/
Boyabe6742/
Bobouh6736/
Boboue6732/
Boeboe6730/
Boyabi6729/
Bosboi6726/
Bobojo6726/
Beybey6725/
Biobio6724/
Byebye6723/
Bobout6722/
Baboyo6719/
Bhoyabhay6719/
Wiboyo6717/
Bobood6717/
Byobyo6716/
Boboch6714/
Bobois6714/
Baybou6713/
Boyvey6713/
Boboje6711/
Boyoue679/
Bousbo679/
Bowoyo679/
Biboyo679/
Botbot678/
Bowoye678/
Bouboh677/
Bobayo677/
Boyebi677/
Baybey676/
Boybat676/
Bouybe676/
Bowoyi675/
Bowayo675/
Bouyba675/
Boubio675/
Boboșa675/
Bojboi675/
Boyeba674/
Wayboy674/
Boyebe674/
Beboyo674/
Boyaba674/
Boboji673/
Bouboe673/
Boijbo673/
Bompoy673/
Bobijo672/
Boboja672/
Bobboh672/
Boboha672/
Beybot672/
Bouebo672/
Boyiba672/
Waboyo672/
Boboie672/
Beybay672/
Boboit671/
Boubot671/
Boybah671/
Boyber671/
Boyway671/
Baybot671/
Bobhot671/
Beyboh671/
Weboyo671/
Boybai671/
Bayboe671/
Hboboh671/
Bobajo671/
Bobosz671/
Bobott671/
Boboué671/
Bobowe671/
Boboït671/
Bobuyo671/
Buybay671/
Bouboa671/
Bouboo671/
Bovoyo671/
Bosbou671/
Bowuyo671/
Boybaa671/
Boyobe671/
Boyowo671/
Bhoyebhay671/
Biwoyo671/
Bhybhy671/
Bohboi671/
Bobgoh671/
Bosbot671/
Bojobo671/
Boboos671/
Boboçë671/
Bowooy670/
Bobots670/
Bysbey670/

Boyboy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boyboy in the Russian language
Бойбойbojboj-

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