Boyko or Boiko (

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: Бойко,

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: Bojko) is one of the most common surnames in

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, which is also widespread in countries such as Russia, Canada, United States and other lands with a history of immigration from Ukraine. It is also found in South Slavic countries, as a form of the name Бојан/Bojan (Boyan). The surname Boiko is also common amongst

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(amongst whom it is spelled as 'Boiko' or 'Boico'), and possibly it is a form of 'Boge', or 'boikil' meaning "quick".''Jewish Family Names and Their Origins: An Etymological Dictionary'', By Heinrich Heinrich Walter Guggenheimer, Eva H. Guggenheimer, KTAV Publishing House, Inc., 1992, 116 In Western Ukraine, it might originate from the name of a highlanders tribe. It may also be a masculine given name in Bulgaria.

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Aleksandra Boiko Aleksandra Leontievna Boiko (; 20 May 1918 – 25 May 1996) was a tank commander in the Soviet Army active in the Eastern Front of the Second World War. Biography Aleksandra Leontievna Morisheva was born on 20 May 1918, in Belebey, Bashkortosta ...

(1918–1996), Soviet tank commander * Andriy Boyko (born 1981), Ukrainian footballer * Bohdan Boyko (born 1954), Ukrainian politician * Brett Boyko (born 1992), Canadian football player * Christopher A. Boyko (born 1954), American lawyer *

Darren Boyko Darren Boyko (born January 16, 1964) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Boyko is best known for a one-game stint in the NHL and the Elitserien. He played one game in the NHL for the Winnipeg Jets in 1989 and one game in Elitse ...

(born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player * Denys Boyko (born 1988), Ukrainian footballer *

Dmytro Boyko Dmytro Boyko (born 30 September 1981) is a Ukrainian professional footballer. He plays the position of midfielder and is 1.76 m tall and weighs 72 kg. His former clubs include FC Stal Alchevsk, FC Helios Kharkiv FC Helios Kharkiv (F ...

(born 1981), Ukrainian footballer * Dmytro Boiko (born 1986), Ukrainian fencer *

Edgar Paul Boyko Edgar Paul Boyko (October 19, 1918 – January 1, 2002) was an Austrian-born Alaskan attorney. He served as Attorney General for the State of Alaska under the administration of Governor Walter Hickel from 1967 to 1968. Biography Edgar Boyko ...

(1918–2002), American lawyer *

Eugene Boyko Eugene Boyko (1923 – March 14, 2003) known to many as "Jeep", was a Canadian filmmaker who worked with the National Film Board of Canada. An early film of his, '' Helicopter Canada'', was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feat ...

(1923–2003), Canadian film maker * Georgi Boyko (1933–2002), Soviet and Ukrainian geologist * Ivan Boyko (1910–1975), Soviet hero * Natalya Boyko (1946–1996), Soviet canoeist * Mark Boyko, American politician *

Oleg Boyko Oleg Viktorovich Boyko (; born 28 September 1964) an international investor and resides in Switzerland, Chairman of Finstar Financial Group. Education Oleg Boyko was born in Moscow in 1964 and educated at the Moscow Aviation Institute beginning ...

(born 1964), Russian oligarch *

Roman Boyko Roman Stepanovich Boyko (, born 11 May 1977) is a Russian politician. He is the chairperson of the Legislative Assembly of the Jewish Autonomous Oblast of the Russian Federation Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eas ...

, Russian politician * Sergei Boyko (born 1971), Russian footballer * Svetlana Boyko (born 1972), Russian fencer *

Vadzim Boyka Vadzim Boyka (; ; born 3 December 1978) is a retired Belarusian professional Association football, footballer. Honours Shakhtyor Soligorsk *Belarusian Cup winner: 2003–04 Belarusian Cup, 2003–04 External linksProfile at teams.by
* 1 ...

, also Vadim Boyko (born 1978), Belarusian footballer * Vitaliy Boyko (born 1997), Ukrainian footballer *

Volodymyr Boyko Volodymyr Semenovych Boyko (; 20 August 1938 – 10 June 2015) was a Ukrainian metallurgist, entrepreneur and politician who is a recipient of the Hero of Ukraine and Order of Merit. Additionally, he was a member of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Ra ...

(1938–2015), Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician *

Yuriy Boyko Yuriy Anatoliyovych Boyko (, ; born 9 October 1958) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian politician who served as one of the Second Azarov government, Vice Prime Ministers of Ukraine between 2012 and 2014,

(born 1958), Ukrainian politician

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* Boyko Aleksiev (born 1963), Bulgarian figure skater *

Boyko Borisov Boyko Metodiev Borisov (, born 13 June 1959) is a Bulgarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria on three separate occasions, serving a total of 9 years between 2009 and 2021, making him the country's longest-serving post-communi ...

(born 1959), Prime Minister of Bulgaria * Boyko Kamenov (born 1975), Bulgarian football manager and player * Boyko Rashkov (born 1954), Bulgarian lawyer, state official and politician * Boyko Vasilev (born 1970), Bulgarian journalist * Boyko Velichkov (born 1974), Bulgarian footballer * Boiko Zvetanov (born 1955), Bulgarian opera singer

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{{surname, Boyko Ukrainian-language surnames Surnames of Ukrainian origin

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