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
Boyye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﻪ) is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Boyye.
How Common Is The Last Name Boyye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Boyye reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
Boyye is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 4,798,004. In Niger it is most numerous in: Dosso Region, where 50 percent are found, Agadez Region, where 25 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 25 percent are found. Barring Niger this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 22 percent are found.
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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