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Where Does The Last Name Boye Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Boye (Arabic: بوايي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻱ, Hindi: बोये, Marathi: बोये, Russian: Бойе) has its highest incidence in Senegal. It can also appear in the variant forms: Boyé or Boyè. For other possible spellings of Boye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boye? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Boye is the 9,743^rd most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 125,728 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Boye live; 87 percent live in West Africa and 47 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Boye is also the 56,261^st most commonly occurring forename world-wide, held by 11,353 people.

This surname is most widespread in Senegal, where it is carried by 23,495 people, or 1 in 621. In Senegal Boye is mostly concentrated in: Dakar Region, where 20 percent are found, Saint Louis Region, where 19 percent are found and Kolda Region, where 17 percent are found. Not including Senegal Boye is found in 88 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 30 percent are found and The Gambia, where 4 percent are found.

Boye Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Boye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Boye surname grew 660 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 694 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 120 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boye Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Boye last name are 5.44% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.21% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Boye earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.55% more than the national average, earning 389,519 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.69% less than the national average, earning R 76,776 per year; in United States they earn 9.7% more than the national average, earning $47,334 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.05% less than the national average, earning $45,683 CAD per year.