Boyko or Boiko (

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: Бойко,

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: Bojko) is one of the most common surnames in Ukraine, 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 Ashkenazi Jews (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, Bashkortostan ...

(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 Christopher Allan Boyko (born October 10, 1954)
is ...

(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 List of players who played only one game in the NHL, one-game stint in the NHL and the Swedish Hockey League, Elitserien. He played ...

(born 1964), Canadian ice hockey player *

Denys Boyko Denys Oleksandrovych Boyko ( uk, Денис Олександрович Бойко; born 29 January 1988) is a Ukrainian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. Club career Dynamo Kyiv A product of Dynamo Kyiv youth system, Boyko m ...

(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 and JK Sillamäe Kalev ...

(born 1981), Ukrainian footballer *

Dmytro Boiko Dmytro Boiko ( uk, Дмитро Бойко; born 16 January 1986) is a Ukrainian sabre fencer. Boiko won the silver medal in the sabre team event at the 2006 World Fencing Championships after losing to France in the final. He accomplished this ...

(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 Featu ...

(1923–2003), Canadian film maker * Georgi Boyko (1933–2002), Soviet and Ukrainian geologist *

Ivan Boyko Ivan Nikiforovich Boyko (russian: Ива́н Ники́форович Бо́йко; 12 May 1975) was the commander of the 69th Guards Tank Regiment and later the 64th Guards Tank Brigade during World War II; he was twice awarded the title Hero o ...

(1910–1975), Soviet hero * Natalya Boyko (1946–1996), Soviet canoeist *

Oleg Boyko Oleg Viktorovich Boyko (russian: Олег Викторович Бойко; born 28 September 1964) is a Russian entrepreneur, an international investor and Chairman of Finstar Financial Group, a diversified private equity firm founded in 1996. He ...

(born 1964), Russian oligarch *

Sergei Boyko Sergei Sergeyevich Boyko (russian: Серге́й Серге́евич Бойко; born 14 September 1971) is a Russian professional association football coach and a former player. He is the manager of PFC Dynamo Stavropol PFC Dynamo Stavrop ...

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

Vadzim Boyka Vadzim Boyka ( be, Вадзім Бойка; russian: Вадим Бойко; born 3 December 1978) is a retired Belarusian professional footballer. Honours Shakhtyor Soligorsk *Belarusian Cup The Belarusian Cup () is an annual association footb ...

, also Vadim Boyko (born 1978), Belarusian footballer * Vitaliy Boyko (born 1997), Ukrainian footballer * Volodymyr Boyko (1938–2015), Ukrainian entrepreneur and politician *

Yuriy Boyko Yuriy Anatoliyovych Boyko ( uk, Юрій Анатолійович Бойко, russian: Ю́рий Анато́льевич Бо́йко; born 9 October 1958) is a Ukrainian politician who served as one of the Vice Prime Ministers of Ukraine betwe ...

(born 1958), Ukrainian politician

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

Boyko Borisov Boyko Metodiev Borisov ( bg, Бойко Методиев Борисов, ; born 13 June 1959) is a Bulgarian politician who served as the prime minister of Bulgaria from 2009 to 2013, 2014 to 2017, and 2017 to 2021, making him Bulgaria's secon ...

(born 1959), Prime Minister of Bulgaria *

Boyko Kamenov Boyko Kamenov Simeonov ( bg, Бойко Каменов Симеонов; born 28 November 1975) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer and a professional football manager who currently manages Chernomorets Balchik. Playing career Kamen ...

(born 1975), Bulgarian football manager and player *

Boyko Rashkov Boyko Iliev Rashkov (Bulgarian: Бойко Илиев Рашков, born 28 September 1954 in Ognyanovo, Garmen Municipality) is a Bulgarian lawyer, state official and politician, deputy to the National Assembly in 2021, Deputy Prime Minister f ...

(born 1954), Bulgarian lawyer, state official and politician *

Boyko Vasilev Boyko Vassilev Petrov ( bg, Бойко Василев Петров) (born on 9 January 1970) is a Bulgarian journalist who is the producer and presenter of the weekly TV show ''Panorama'' that airs on Bulgarian National Television. Biography V ...

(born 1970), Bulgarian journalist *

Boyko Velichkov Boyko Velichkov ( bg, Бойко Величков; born 4 February 1974) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder. Club career Velichkov began his playing career with CSKA Sofia. He later played fo ...

(born 1974), Bulgarian footballer *

Boiko Zvetanov Boyko Tzvetanov ( bg, Бойко Цветанов, born 14 June 1955) is a Bulgarian operatic tenor. He was taken on as a soloist with the Sofia National Opera from 1982 to 1990. In 1991, he became a member of the ensemble of the Zurich Opera Hous ...

(born 1955), Bulgarian opera singer

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

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