Boadu Surname

13,702nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Boadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana39,8311:67895
United States3911:927,00569,520
England3311:168,33315,551
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Norway71:734,61250,907
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
France21:33,211,361423,184
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Boadu (2,445) may also be a first name.

Boadu Last Name Facts

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

Boadu is found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Boadu.

How Common Is The Last Name Boadu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 13,702nd most commonly used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 178,941 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Boadu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Boadu is also the 149,672nd most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 2,445 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 39,831 people, or 1 in 678. Beside Ghana this last name occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Boadu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Boadu last name are 41.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 95.12% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Boadu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.13% less than the national average, earning 217,575 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 83.21% less than the national average, earning R 39,900 per year; in United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.07% less than the national average, earning $42,195 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boadou91203/
Boaddu914/
Boadus913/
Bouadou833,530/
Boadoux831/
Bohadou831/
Boaddhu831/
Bojjadu831/
Baodu8010/
Woadu801/
Bouaddou77309/
Bouadoud7720/
Bohaduch771/
Bouadouh771/
Baaudu7313/
Voadou7311/
Baeadu733/
Baoudu732/
Baodou732/
Woadut731/
Boyodu731/
Baoduy731/
Baoddu731/
Bohaddoud711/
Wouadeu6716/
Baoudou6713/
Bojjodu674/
Boyodou671/
Baoudouh621,151/
Bahoudou6216/
Bhoojodu623/
Baoudoud622/
Bououdou621/
Bahgoudou575/
Woadoe557/

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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
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  • 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 Boadu
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