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
Average Boyko Salary in
United States
$48,014 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 found most frequently in Russia. It may appear as a variant: Boÿko. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Boyko? popularity and diffusion
The surname Boyko is the 3,607th most numerous last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 46,737 people. The surname Boyko occurs mostly in Asia, where 49 percent of Boyko live; 47 percent live in Eastern Europe and 45 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Boyko is also the 84,971st most common first name in the world, borne by 6,077 people.
The surname Boyko is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 85,392 people, or 1 in 1,688. In Russia Boyko is most frequent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 19 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Moscow, where 5 percent reside. Beside Russia this last name exists in 79 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 34 percent reside and Belarus, where 5 percent reside.
Boyko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly 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 surname are 12.67% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 59.44% being registered to vote for 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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