Boyo Surname

77,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,277 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Boyo Surname User-submission:

In Nigeria - where it is most prevalent - it originated from the Itsekiri tribe of the Warri Kingdom and literally translates to 'he came with royalty'.

Boyo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,9441:91,1236,329
DR Congo1,3131:56,2686,734
Ivory Coast6491:35,5492,352
Philippines4661:217,24933,735
Uganda4531:86,1799,062
Indonesia1981:667,92552,159
Turkey1601:486,38427,899
Kenya1471:314,14919,561
Cameroon1381:150,50016,554
Papua New Guinea1341:60,8497,857
Tanzania1061:499,44933,339
United States951:3,815,357209,650
England821:679,48938,951
South Africa671:808,62254,680
Spain481:974,00136,812
Pakistan361:4,962,33032,327
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Niger341:564,47114,312
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Benin151:689,04039,432
Liberia131:339,11818,650
Senegal111:1,325,3953,666
Burkina Faso91:2,039,12215,494
Congo91:554,34412,633
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Guyana61:127,0377,965
France61:11,070,454349,096
India51:153,413,076951,030
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Boyo (2,352) may also be a first name.

Boyo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Nigeria - where it is most prevalent - it originated from the Itsekiri tribe of the Warri Kingdom and literally translates to 'he came with royalty'.

- boyo

Boyo Last Name Facts

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

Boyo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻳﻮ, Hindi: बोयो, Russian: Бойо) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boyo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boyo is the 77,901st most frequently used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,160,992 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 74 percent of Boyo live; 39 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Boyo is also the 153,310th most frequent given name at a global level, held by 2,352 people.

The surname Boyo is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,944 people, or 1 in 91,123. In Nigeria it is most numerous in: Delta, where 51 percent are found, Ondo, where 16 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this last name exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 21 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent are found.

Boyo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States Boyo are 25.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Boyo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.89% less than the national average, earning R 50,172 per year; in United States they earn 24.72% less than the national average, earning $32,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.61% less than the national average, earning $42,424 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boiyo892,393/
Boyoo891,683/
Bouyo891,265/
Boyoh89552/
Bioyo89314/
Boyot89278/
Bohyo89110/
Booyo89100/
Bhoyo8948/
Boyop8939/
Boyod8921/
Boyio8916/
Buoyo8910/
Boyos893/
Boyuo892/
Boyho891/
Bowyo891/
Boyyo891/
Byoyo891/
Boyoz891/
Boy8690,441/
Boyowa80149/
Bhoiyo8062/
Boyova8046/
Boyhot8035/
Boyoot809/
Boyott802/
Bouyop802/
Bhoyyo802/
Bou'yo801/
Bhohyo801/
Booyoh801/
Booyot801/
Boyd75271,441/
Bayo7581,954/
Boye7557,963/
Boya7557,592/
Boyi7524,166/
Boys755,884/
Booy753,272/
Biyo753,023/
Bojo752,815/
Buyo752,322/
Bouy751,919/
Boyt751,542/
Woyo751,490/
Bhoy751,170/
Beyo751,077/
Bohy75928/
Buoy75845/
Bioy75572/
Boyz75437/
Boiy75207/
Boyé75199/
Boio75175/
Boyy7517/
Voyo7517/
Booa759/
Boyh758/
Boyj753/
Boyp753/
Booj753/
Boyá752/
Boyć752/
Bgoy752/
Boùy751/
Boyè751/
Hboy751/
Uoyo751/
Byoa751/
Boyowna731/
Boyhood731/
Bhoye6759,784/
Mpoyo6745,189/
Bhoya6731,105/
Bayou6731,043/
Bayoh6714,693/
Boyes6713,744/
Bouya6712,839/
Bayot6712,337/
Bayyo678,350/
Bouye674,522/
Bhayo673,905/
Booij672,432/
Bhiyo672,296/
Bayos672,251/
Biojo671,617/
Boyat671,572/
Boyah671,357/
Bhoyi671,112/
Bayod671,108/
Boyet671,060/
Booys67904/
Bouhy67884/
Bhojo67716/
Boyas67710/
Beyou67683/
Boyau67564/
Buoye67505/
Bgoya67482/
Bojoh67480/
Boyee67467/
Bhoiy67437/
Baiyo67428/
Bouiy67344/
Bohio67338/
Boyed67303/
Boyez67256/
Boyts67248/
Bouys67173/
Beyos67162/
Booyi67119/
Boyst67104/
Buyop67102/
Buyoh6792/
Booye6790/
Booya6784/
Boujo6781/
Bajoo6773/
Biyot6772/
Boyis6771/
Boyie6769/
Biyod6768/
Boyad6761/
Buyos6756/
Byjoo6755/
Bhojy6750/
Buiyo6748/
Beeyo6748/
Bhooj6747/
Bioye6747/
Bahyo6745/
Oueyo6745/
Boaya6743/
Beiyo6742/
Boyds6741/
Bhuyo6741/
Booja6740/
Bouyt6737/
Voyot6735/
Beyot6731/
Boyeh6731/
Boyaa6728/
Boyap6728/
Bayoo6726/
Byoya6726/
Boojo6726/
Bohya6725/
Buyot6725/
Boydd6724/
Boojh6724/
Booie6723/
Boytt6723/
Buhyo6723/
Boioh6723/
Biyoh6722/
Bioya6721/
Boytz6720/
Boyaz6719/
Boyyi6718/
Bohye6715/
Bheyo6715/
Bboyi6715/
Boych6714/
Bijoo6714/
Woyoh6713/
Bhoyd6713/
Boyss6712/
Bujoo6711/
Boyii6711/
Beyoh6710/
Behyo6710/
Biyos6710/
Boyth679/
Bayop678/
Byoye678/
Boiho678/
Booia678/
Buoio678/
Boyit677/
Bojoo677/
Beyop677/
Boyha676/
Booji675/
Bhoey675/
Buyod675/
Booyt674/
Boydh674/
Boyid674/
Boowe674/
Bauyo674/
Npoyo674/
Boyás674/
Boydp674/
Boyep674/
Voyio674/
Bayoz674/
Boysh673/
Bhoio673/
Boihy673/
Beyoo673/
Voyoh673/
Booyd672/
Boyhe672/
Buoya672/
Bhyoa672/
Boyyd672/
Boyih672/
Bioyi672/
Bieyo672/
Wohyo672/
Bejoo672/
Boiyd671/
Boydz671/
Boyhd671/
Boyhi671/
Boyiy671/
Boyje671/
Boytd671/
Booyh671/
Hboyd671/
Bhuoy671/
Bhooa671/
Boiio671/
Bojiy671/
Bojod671/
Booee671/
Bouyd671/
Bojio671/
Vioyo671/
Boehy671/
Booiy671/
Bojoš671/
Bohyi671/
Buoys671/
Bouyz671/
Bouio671/
Boujy671/
Boïya671/
Boïye671/
Boyhé671/
Bhouy671/
Bajyo671/
Boyys671/
Huoyo671/
Bgoye671/
Voiyo671/
Buyoz671/
Buoyh671/
Buojo671/
Biyop671/
Bohys671/
Boyhs670/
Booue670/
Boohy670/
Boydt670/
Boyht670/
Boiys670/

Boyo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boyo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﻳﻮbwyw-
Boyo in the Hindi language
बोयोboyo-
Boyo in the Russian language
Бойоbojo-

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