Boafo Surname

17,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,818 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Boafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana29,9951:901139
England2391:233,13019,331
United States1881:1,927,973124,806
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Nigeria611:2,903,98091,283
Canada411:898,67368,969
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Ivory Coast221:1,048,69225,281
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
France41:16,605,680368,153
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Boafo (2,217) may also be a first name.

Boafo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boafo is held by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Boafo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boafo? popularity and diffusion

The last name Boafo is the 17,918th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 236,470 people. The last name Boafo occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Boafo reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Boafo is also the 158,810th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 2,217 people.

The surname Boafo is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 29,995 people, or 1 in 901. Other than Ghana it occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs 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 holding the Boafo last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boafoh91419/
Boafoa91279/
Boaffo91123/
Bouafo9183/
Boafou911/
Bouaffo83183/
Bouafou83182/
Baofo804/
Boafa801/
Woafo801/
Bouaffou771,062/
Bouafoud77140/
Wouafo73426/
Bouafa7313/
Woaffo732/
Woafou731/
Bohafa731/
Bouaffouh711/
Bouafffou711/
Wouaffo67137/
Bouafad6710/
Bouaifa674/
Bouapho671/
Bouafat671/
Bouafeu671/
Wouafou671/
Bouafaa671/
Bouafas671/

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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 Boafo
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