Boyye Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Boyye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Boyye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boyye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boyye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﻪ) occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Boyye? popularity and diffusion
The last name Boyye is the 6,360,413th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Boyye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Boyye live; 44 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Chadic Africa.
Boyye is most common in Niger, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 4,798,004. In Niger Boyye is primarily concentrated in: Dosso Region, where 50 percent reside, Agadez Region, where 25 percent reside and Tahoua Region, where 25 percent reside. Excluding Niger this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boyye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boyye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻴﻪ | byh | 50 |
| ﺑﻮﻱ | bwy | 50 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Boyye
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