Surname בויה (Boye 
, Boie 
, בויה 
) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen בויה is habitual in Senegal, where it is quite a common surname, Gambia, and Greenland (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Senegal, Ghana, and Nigeria. Much less frequently, בויה is the forename as well as the last name.