Boyko Surname
Approximately 155,926 people bear this surname
Boyko Surname User-submission:
Boyko (Boiko) is a Ukrainian surname, meaning 'Boyko', a term for a group of Ruthenians in Western Ukraine and Transcarpathia. A general term meaning 'highlander'. It comes from the expression boiie, bo-i-je, meaning 'true', 'yes', or 'native', 'pure'.
Boyko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 85,392 | 1:1,688 | 138 |
| Kazakhstan | 53,259 | 1:332 | 16 |
| Belarus | 7,756 | 1:1,225 | 43 |
| United States | 2,825 | 1:128,304 | 13,565 |
| Canada | 2,402 | 1:15,340 | 2,250 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 749 | 1:7,974 | 1,468 |
| Transnistria | 675 | 1:703 | 42 |
| Uzbekistan | 463 | 1:66,802 | 6,362 |
| Israel | 446 | 1:19,188 | 2,856 |
| Moldova | 315 | 1:11,306 | 1,949 |
| Australia | 263 | 1:102,645 | 11,557 |
| Argentina | 254 | 1:168,281 | 14,146 |
| Spain | 205 | 1:228,059 | 15,056 |
| Turkmenistan | 148 | 1:37,089 | 692 |
| England | 91 | 1:612,286 | 36,401 |
| Estonia | 69 | 1:19,157 | 3,287 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Azerbaijan | 63 | 1:153,161 | 4,474 |
| Tajikistan | 57 | 1:147,135 | 1,618 |
| Germany | 49 | 1:1,642,969 | 96,430 |
| Brazil | 45 | 1:4,757,207 | 124,005 |
| Armenia | 26 | 1:112,699 | 3,857 |
| Paraguay | 25 | 1:289,470 | 4,710 |
| Italy | 25 | 1:2,446,268 | 94,040 |
| France | 24 | 1:2,767,613 | 196,808 |
| Czechia | 19 | 1:559,656 | 56,138 |
| Georgia | 18 | 1:208,086 | 12,109 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 1:634,446 | 25,919 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Ukraine | 8 | 1:5,690,337 | 241,823 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Abkhazia | 3 | 1:80,955 | 3,593 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
The alternate forms: Boÿko (1) are calculated separately.
Boyko (6,077) may also be a first name.
Boyko Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Boyko (Boiko) is a Ukrainian surname, meaning 'Boyko', a term for a group of Ruthenians in Western Ukraine and Transcarpathia. A general term meaning 'highlander'. It comes from the expression boiie, bo-i-je, meaning 'true', 'yes', or 'native', 'pure'.
- deleted-173293The Boyko surname derived from the Bulgarian phrase boya se, which means 'to be afraid of battle'.
- kmcnamara_94The surname Boyko or Bojko means 'Boyko', a member of a group of Ukrainian highlanders.
- yuriiThis is a Ukrainian surname, denoting a descendant of the quick.
- deleted-173293Boyko Demographics
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Boyko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boyko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boyko (Russian: Бойко) is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Boÿko. For other potential spellings of Boyko click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boyko? popularity and diffusion
Boyko is the 3,607th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 46,737 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 49 percent of Boyko live; 47 percent live in Eastern Europe and 45 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 84,971st most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 6,077 people.
The last name Boyko is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 85,392 people, or 1 in 1,688. In Russia it is most numerous in: Krasnodar Krai, where 19 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Moscow, where 5 percent reside. Not including Russia Boyko exists in 79 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 34 percent reside and Belarus, where 5 percent reside.
Boyko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Boyko last name is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus, Orthodox (86%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (100%) in Kyrgyzstan, Catholic (100%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.
In The United States those holding the Boyko last name are 12.67% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 59.44% registered with the party.
The amount Boyko earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.27% more than the national average, earning $48,014 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.75% more than the national average, earning $50,552 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boyko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boyko in the Russian language | ||
| Бойко | bojko | - |
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