Boafo Surname
Approximately 30,818 people bear this surname
Boafo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 29,995 | 1:901 | 139 |
| England | 239 | 1:233,130 | 19,331 |
| United States | 188 | 1:1,927,973 | 124,806 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Nigeria | 61 | 1:2,903,980 | 91,283 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Netherlands | 22 | 1:767,599 | 58,330 |
| Ivory Coast | 22 | 1:1,048,692 | 25,281 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Jamaica | 12 | 1:239,162 | 6,359 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
Boafo (2,217) may also be a first name.
Boafo Demographics
Average Boafo Salary in
United States
$46,603 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Boafo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boafo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boafo is found most frequently in Ghana. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Boafo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Boafo is the 17,918th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 236,470 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Boafo are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Boafo is also the 158,810th most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 2,217 people.
It is most widespread in Ghana, where it is carried by 29,995 people, or 1 in 901. Not including Ghana this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Boafo Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Boafo surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.
The amount Boafo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 49.26% less than the national average, earning 175,589 kr per year; in United States they earn 8% more than the national average, earning $46,603 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.29% less than the national average, earning $49,044 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boafoh | 91 | 419 | / |
| Boafoa | 91 | 279 | / |
| Boaffo | 91 | 123 | / |
| Bouafo | 91 | 83 | / |
| Boafou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bouaffo | 83 | 183 | / |
| Bouafou | 83 | 182 | / |
| Baofo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Boafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Woafo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bouaffou | 77 | 1,062 | / |
| Bouafoud | 77 | 140 | / |
| Wouafo | 73 | 426 | / |
| Bouafa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Woaffo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Woafou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bohafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bouaffouh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouafffou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wouaffo | 67 | 137 | / |
| Bouafad | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bouaifa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bouapho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouafat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouafeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wouafou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouafaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouafas | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Boafo
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis