Boaz Forename
15,708th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 60,742 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Israel
Boaz Forename Definition:
The Scripture name, in Hebrew בעו, Boaz. Tregelles renders it ‘fleetness,’ from an unused root derived from an Arabic verb signifying to be nimble, fleet. St. Jerome translates Boaz ‘in strength;’ and Simonis ‘strength in Him,’ i. e. in the Lord.
Read More About This ForenameBoaz Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 100% | 18,111 | 1:2,557 | 466 |
| Uganda | 99% | 17,038 | 1:2,404 | 344 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 11,472 | 1:4,601 | 767 |
| Israel | 100% | 5,455 | 1:1,540 | 338 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 2,212 | 1:33,376 | 2,406 |
| United States | 100% | 1,007 | 1:360,017 | 10,574 |
| Ghana | 100% | 843 | 1:32,012 | 2,007 |
| Zambia | - | 828 | 1:19,148 | 1,679 |
| Malawi | 100% | 571 | 1:29,969 | 2,356 |
| Brazil | 100% | 550 | 1:389,520 | 13,878 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 454 | 1:391,111 | 13,297 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 338 | 1:50,006 | 3,416 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 246 | 1:62,698 | 5,117 |
| Haiti | 100% | 167 | 1:64,233 | 4,049 |
| Indonesia | - | 142 | 1:1,816,646 | 95,791 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 135 | 1:4,303 | 573 |
| India | 100% | 134 | 1:9,066,254 | 282,109 |
| Congo | 100% | 119 | 1:42,094 | 3,376 |
| Papua New Guinea | 97% | 112 | 1:72,789 | 6,909 |
| Thailand | 100% | 84 | 1:834,117 | 32,854 |
| South Africa | 100% | 78 | 1:699,137 | 30,011 |
| Canada | 100% | 71 | 1:466,667 | 12,628 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 68 | 1:317,802 | 11,769 |
| England | 100% | 68 | 1:817,690 | 14,639 |
| Rwanda | - | 49 | 1:232,070 | 1,122 |
| Philippines | 94% | 37 | 1:2,865,121 | 57,898 |
| Australia | - | 29 | 1:470,952 | 7,713 |
| New Zealand | - | 25 | 1:181,442 | 6,350 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 24 | 1:8,098,237 | 63,928 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 13 | 1:631,807 | 9,098 |
| Benin | 100% | 11 | 1:961,440 | 24,735 |
| South Korea | - | 11 | 1:504,038 | 12,654 |
| China | - | 10 | 1:136,605,578 | 66,281 |
| Hong Kong | - | 10 | 1:775,272 | 5,181 |
| Liberia | 100% | 10 | 1:441,206 | 12,452 |
| Chad | 100% | 9 | 1:1,510,933 | 6,264 |
| Singapore | - | 9 | 1:698,562 | 12,752 |
| Sudan | - | 9 | 1:4,200,775 | 4,893 |
| Sweden | 100% | 9 | 1:1,095,323 | 21,139 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 9 | 1:794,666 | 24,808 |
| Belgium | 100% | 8 | 1:1,436,255 | 15,198 |
| Czechia | - | 8 | 1:1,332,020 | 3,968 |
| Denmark | - | 8 | 1:706,187 | 9,598 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 7 | 1:3,296,562 | 60,611 |
| Jamaica | - | 7 | 1:411,890 | 11,384 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 7 | 1:4,349,991 | 105,289 |
| Marshall Islands | 80% | 7 | 1:7,319 | 1,092 |
| Estonia | 100% | 6 | 1:219,230 | 6,245 |
| France | 100% | 6 | 1:11,078,390 | 32,981 |
| Germany | 100% | 6 | 1:16,112,979 | 44,905 |
| Guyana | - | 6 | 1:127,210 | 8,948 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 4 | 1:4,594,867 | 56,462 |
| Ethiopia | - | 4 | 1:24,390,033 | 19,296 |
| Kuwait | - | 4 | 1:946,316 | 12,511 |
| Mexico | 100% | 4 | 1:31,036,107 | 61,748 |
| Bolivia | - | 3 | 1:3,533,801 | 5,917 |
| Ecuador | - | 3 | 1:5,908,973 | 18,111 |
| Finland | 100% | 3 | 1:1,827,728 | 14,078 |
| Italy | 100% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 3 | 1:453,806 | 18,410 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 2 | 1:3,495,195 | 19,668 |
| Lesotho | - | 2 | 1:1,019,998 | 36,117 |
| Namibia | - | 2 | 1:1,202,090 | 12,702 |
| Nauru | 100% | 2 | 1:5,964 | 459 |
| Peru | - | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| Scotland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,675,183 | 18,328 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 2 | 1:22,749,954 | 22,291 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Monaco | 100% | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Northern Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Panama | - | 1 | 1:3,906,557 | 40,800 |
| Russia | - | 1 | 1:144,233,704 | 184,271 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 1 | 1:111,580 | 7,062 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Wales | - | 1 | 1:3,094,309 | 16,222 |
The alternate forms: Boáz (2) & Boàz (1) are calculated separately.
Boaz (17,119) may also be a surname.
Boaz Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The Scripture name, in Hebrew בעו, Boaz. Tregelles renders it ‘fleetness,’ from an unused root derived from an Arabic verb signifying to be nimble, fleet. St. Jerome translates Boaz ‘in strength;’ and Simonis ‘strength in Him,’ i. e. in the Lord.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Hebrew (masculine) - Manly.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Or BOOZ, Bo'-az or Bo'-oz, in strength, in the goat. 1. The son of Salmon and Rachab. Ruth iv. 20, &c.; Matt i. 5. 2. The name of one of those brazen pillars which Solomon erected in the porch of the temple, the other column being called Jachin. 1 Kings vii. 21.
— The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar
Meaning: in him is strength.
— A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson
A Hebrew name, meaning: Manly: fleetness.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Boaz Forename Popularity
Boaz Demographics
Average Male Boaz Height
174.45 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 150 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
| Forename | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boáz | 92 | 2 | / |
| Boàz | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boaiz | 89 | 76 | / |
| Bouaz | 89 | 11 | / |
| Boarz | 89 | 7 | / |
| Boazs | 89 | 6 | / |
| Bohaz | 89 | 4 | / |
| Booaz | 89 | 3 | / |
| Boazz | 89 | 2 | / |
| Boğaz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bo'az | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boaaz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boahz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boasz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boatz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boazh | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bhoaz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Boa | 86 | 5,689 | / |
| Boastz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bouaiz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boaizh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boas | 75 | 9,096 | / |
| Boua | 75 | 8,740 | / |
| Boai | 75 | 6,195 | / |
| Boha | 75 | 1,707 | / |
| Boay | 75 | 1,117 | / |
| Boah | 75 | 596 | / |
| Boat | 75 | 279 | / |
| Boad | 75 | 111 | / |
| Booa | 75 | 95 | / |
| Boaa | 75 | 37 | / |
| Bhoa | 75 | 29 | / |
| Boea | 75 | 21 | / |
| Boau | 75 | 19 | / |
| Baoa | 75 | 12 | / |
| Boaj | 75 | 8 | / |
| Baoz | 75 | 7 | / |
| Bo'a | 75 | 5 | / |
| Boac | 75 | 5 | / |
| Boap | 75 | 5 | / |
| Buoa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Voaz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Boax | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bođa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Woaz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bohai | 67 | 13,997 | / |
| Bojja | 67 | 3,397 | / |
| Boast | 67 | 3,313 | / |
| Bojya | 67 | 1,433 | / |
| Bohua | 67 | 537 | / |
| Bouah | 67 | 374 | / |
| Bouai | 67 | 357 | / |
| Boğaç | 67 | 326 | / |
| Boase | 67 | 236 | / |
| Bojia | 67 | 193 | / |
| Boiya | 67 | 163 | / |
| Boyya | 67 | 150 | / |
| Baouz | 67 | 126 | / |
| Bogia | 67 | 126 | / |
| Bouay | 67 | 125 | / |
| Bojha | 67 | 85 | / |
| Bhoha | 67 | 71 | / |
| Boash | 67 | 52 | / |
| Bahoz | 67 | 47 | / |
| Baooa | 67 | 43 | / |
| Boadh | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bouaa | 67 | 24 | / |
| Boaas | 67 | 22 | / |
| Boats | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bhoas | 67 | 19 | / |
| Boais | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bohac | 67 | 12 | / |
| Bojga | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bhoaj | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bhoua | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bouad | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bouas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Boaus | 67 | 9 | / |
| Boyja | 67 | 6 | / |
| Boyia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Boach | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bojea | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bohah | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bohas | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhoai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boija | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bohay | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bouap | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boace | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boass | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhaoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Booas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baozh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Booaa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bohau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bohoz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boaay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boaha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boaci | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boahd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhooa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhoad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouac | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouaï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyoz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boğas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bohoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bo'oa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boadd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boahs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boahy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boaid | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boaih | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hbaoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Poaez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bohaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baooz | 67 | 1 | / |
Boaz Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boaz in the Russian language | ||
| Боаз | boaz | - |
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