de Boy Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Boy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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de Boy Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

de Boy Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Boy is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Boy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of de Boy reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname de Boy is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 5,629,059. In The Netherlands de Boy is most frequent in: Limburg, where 33 percent are found, North Brabant, where 33 percent are found and North Holland, where 33 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.

de Boy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Boy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the de Boy surname fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Boey92241/
de Booy92209/
de Boye929/
de Boyd922/
de Boys920/
de Bo91142/
de By9136/
De Boyed8669/
de Booys8629/
de Boeye8611/
de Boyes861/
de Bot83814/
de Bod83505/
de Boe83495/
de Boo83488/
de Bos83485/
de Boa83155/
de Bou8361/
de Bye8360/
de Voy8346/
de Bey8332/
de Bay8326/
de Boi8326/
de Bio833/
de Buy832/
da Boy831/
de Boyett805/
de Bodt77751/
de Bois77469/
de Buys77395/
de Beys77354/
de Both77256/
de Boos77178/
de Baay7784/
de Bood7775/
de Boit7768/
de Boot7732/
de Baya7727/
de Voys7722/
de Booz7710/
de Boij7710/
de Bayo777/
de Boie775/
de Boss774/
de Bost772/
de Bayi772/
de Bosh771/
de Bowe771/
de Baio771/
de Buya771/
de Bosz771/
de Botz771/
de Bout771/
de Bajo771/
de Bodd771/
de Boja771/
de Booa771/
de Baye771/
De-Boey771/
de Boux771/
de Bous770/
de Bott770/
de Vo7310/
da Bo735/
de Be733/
de Ba732/
di By731/
de Wy731/
de Booij71431/
de Buyst71358/
de Boodt71171/
de Bayas7155/
de Boeij7133/
de Bosch7132/
des Bois7116/
de Vooys718/
de Bouët713/
de Boitt713/
de Bouet713/
de Boudt712/
de Bauio711/
de Booth710/
der Bois710/
de Botts710/
de Boies710/
de Vos6736,134/
de Bie677,850/
da Boa67750/
de Bei67706/
di Buo67635/
de Bue67273/
de Bas67228/
de Bes67184/
de Voe67178/
de Bat67155/
de Voz67118/
de Wys67108/
de Vey6755/
de Way6749/
de Bad6731/
de Bis6727/
de Vyt6716/
de Bij6714/
de Bee6713/
de Bea6713/
de Bit6712/
de Bai6712/
de Woo6710/
De-Voy6710/
de Wey678/
de Booijs676/
de Ber675/
de Vio675/
de Baggio674/
de Bej674/
De-Boe674/
de Baz673/
de Vay673/
de Bau673/
de Beu672/
de Bez672/
da Biy671/
da Boo671/
da Bou671/
da Boh671/
de Bôa671/
de Bah671/
de Bhauya671/
de Vho671/
de Uos671/
de Wuo671/
de Vou670/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Boy
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