Boey is used as a family name or surname in Singapore. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Boey
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Singapore
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Boey

How popular is Boey?

Boey is common in Singapore.

Boey is ranked 46576 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Boeies grew by 10.79545 per cent to 195 since 2000 and ranked 93921 after elevating 2112 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 40.51 36.93
White 27.69 37.5
Black 25.64 23.3
Others 5.64 0
Boey is quite popular family name mostly used in Malaysia while Singapore is ahead in terms of density. Around 10302 people have been found who wears Boey as their family name. Boey is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,151 Brunei2
12,161 Wales2
2,617 Cambodia2
18,625 Japan2
883 Macau2
13,606 Senegal1
2,374 Bermuda1
25,746 Finland1
31,207 Ireland1
81,201 Switzerland1
7,895 South Korea1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
2,057 Myanmar1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,338 Thailand27
18,889 New Zealand26
2,558 China17
324,631 Indonesia17
78,557 Netherlands13
587,188 India11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,257 Hong Kong71
Countries with hundreds of Boey:
1,692 Belgium913
102,747 United States218
66,174 France147
19,124 Australia134
30,487 Canada110
38,707 England108
Countries with thousands of Boey:
561 Malaysia6,324
262 Singapore2,147
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Boey Namesakes

  • Arien Boey, Actor
  • Berend Tobia Boeyinga, Architect
  • Nathan Boey, Film director
  • Arien Boey, Actor
  • Alyssa Boey, Tennis Player
  • Brandon Boey, Actor
  • Florent De Boey, Politician
  • Valerie J. Boey, Actor
  • Stephanie Boey, Author
  • Freek Boey, Musical Artist
  • In 2014 crime and drama film, Crystal Springs, Rebecca Boey characterized Hayley.

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