Böy Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Böy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
The alternate forms: Boy (90,441), Bóy (2), Boÿ (1), Bôý (1), Bőý (1) & Bõý (1) are calculated separately.
Böy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Böy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Böy occurs more in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Boy, Bóy, Boÿ, Bôý, Bőý or Bõý. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Böy? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 25 percent of Böy reside; 25 percent reside in South America and 25 percent reside in Luso-South America.
The last name is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 23,089,950. Not including Kenya Böy is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 25 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boy | 89 | 90,441 | / |
| Bóy | 89 | 2 | / |
| Böye | 86 | 55 | / |
| By | 80 | 9,823 | / |
| Bö | 80 | 8 | / |
| Boÿ | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bôý | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bőý | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bõý | 78 | 1 | / |
| Böghy | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bey | 67 | 83,348 | / |
| Bay | 67 | 72,985 | / |
| Bye | 67 | 14,473 | / |
| Bya | 67 | 3,894 | / |
| Buy | 67 | 3,044 | / |
| Biy | 67 | 2,039 | / |
| Bhy | 67 | 857 | / |
| Böh | 67 | 174 | / |
| Byi | 67 | 132 | / |
| Böe | 67 | 116 | / |
| Byy | 67 | 114 | / |
| Øby | 67 | 91 | / |
| Byo | 67 | 79 | / |
| Byh | 67 | 71 | / |
| Æby | 67 | 56 | / |
| Böö | 67 | 42 | / |
| Bwy | 67 | 35 | / |
| Byu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Byø | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bby | 67 | 15 | / |
| B Y | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hby | 67 | 11 | / |
| Byé | 67 | 8 | / |
| Buö | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wby | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pby | 67 | 3 | / |
| Béy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Böő | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pöy | 67 | 1 | / |
| B'Y | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Böy
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis