Boab Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Boab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Boab (99) may also be a first name.

Boab Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Boab Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Boab is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boab? popularity and diffusion

Boab is the 4,116,508th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Boab reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 951,070th most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 99 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is most frequent in: Florida, where 36 percent reside, California, where 27 percent reside and Texas, where 27 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 22 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 9 percent reside.

Boab Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Boab has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 35 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Boab Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Boab surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Boab earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.97% more than the national average, earning $51,333 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouab895,360/
Bohab8914/
Bouabd80260/
Bouaib804/
Bouabs802/
Bouaab801/
Bojeab801/
Bhoaib801/
Voab75182/
Woab7515/
Boav757/
Baob755/
Boap753/
Boaw751/
Bouaabd734/
Bouâabd731/
Wohab672,377/
Bauab67343/
Baowa6751/
Vohab6745/
Boape6735/
Baova6718/
Bohav6717/
Bouob6716/
Baaeb6710/
Boaph677/
Bouaf677/
Bohaw674/
Boyob674/
Bouap673/
Bohob672/
Boawh672/
Baoub672/
Boafe671/
Bohap671/
Boawz671/
Bahob671/
Bauob670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boab
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis