Boyboy Surname
Approximately 1,034 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 1,000 | 1:101,238 | 17,657 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
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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Where Does The Last Name Boyboy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boyboy (Russian: Бойбой) occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Boyboy.
How Common Is The Last Name Boyboy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 352,406th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 7,047,917 people. Boyboy occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Boyboy live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 96 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Boyboy is also the 173,692nd most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 1,913 people.
Boyboy is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,000 people, or 1 in 101,238. In The Philippines it is primarily found in: Central Visayas, where 43 percent live, Eastern Visayas, where 13 percent live and Davao Region, where 9 percent live. Besides The Philippines it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 1 percent live and Botswana, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boyboy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boyboy in the Russian language | ||
| Бойбой | bojboj | - |
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