Boyei Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
South Sudan

Boyei Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boyei Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Sudan41:2,853,7691,758
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Boyei Last Name Facts

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

Boyei is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boyei? popularity and diffusion

The surname Boyei is the 2,237,939th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname Boyei occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Boyei are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 85 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Boyei is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 2,903,980. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Bayelsa, where 51 percent live, Lagos, where 28 percent live and Delta, where 18 percent live. Barring Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 6 percent live and South Sudan, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Boei89267/
Byei895/
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Buyoye731/
Bayeei731/
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Bioyee731/
Booyai731/
Boiyez730/
Baye6756,891/
Beye6742,934/
Bowe6717,435/
Boey674,843/
Bouy671,919/
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Boie671,597/
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Bhoyaid6712/
Boyaggi6711/
Bouyich6710/
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Bhoiyer675/
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Bhoyaje672/
Byej672/
Byje671/
Boujeih671/
Boieeie671/
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Bouaaye671/
Bouyher671/
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Boyjead671/
Bhoyaet671/
Bhoyait671/
Bahayei671/
Bayyaei671/
Baouehi671/
Bouehit671/
Byey671/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boyei
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