Cognomen Buoy (Poe 
, Boia 
, Buie 
) , across the world, is a widespread surname. The family name Buoy is habitual in Mongolia, where it is a common surname, Myanmar, and the United States, where it is quite a rare surname. Likewise, Buoy is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Poe | United States, Romania, Indonesia, Mongolia, Myanmar |
| Boia | United States, Romania, Philippines, Portugal, Brazil |
| Buie | Malaysia, United States, Romania, Philippines, Brazil |
| Buoy | Malaysia, United States, Indonesia, Philippines, Myanmar |
| luc buoy dancer, choreographer |
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