Boahen Surname
Approximately 15,526 people bear this surname
Boahen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 15,309 | 1:1,765 | 294 |
| United States | 71 | 1:5,105,055 | 259,233 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Canada | 41 | 1:898,673 | 68,969 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
Boahen (2,878) may also be a first name.
Boahen Demographics
Average Boahen Salary in
United States
$41,007 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Boahen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boahen Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boahen is found most frequently in Ghana. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Boahen.
How Common Is The Last Name Boahen? popularity and diffusion
The surname Boahen is the 34,141st most frequently occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 469,377 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Boahen are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 135,538th most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 2,878 people.
The last name Boahen is most common in Ghana, where it is borne by 15,309 people, or 1 in 1,765. Apart from Ghana this surname exists in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Boahen Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Boahen last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Boahen earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.96% less than the national average, earning $41,007 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.34% less than the national average, earning $37,592 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bouahen | 92 | 2 | / |
| Boahent | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boaen | 91 | 157 | / |
| Boahin | 83 | 294 | / |
| Bohaen | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bouahin | 77 | 33 | / |
| Boahine | 77 | 8 | / |
| Boehein | 77 | 3 | / |
| Boaesen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boahemg | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baoen | 73 | 14 | / |
| Bahoetin | 71 | 4 | / |
| Baoeng | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bouaem | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baohin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boeheim | 62 | 106 | / |
| Bohouin | 62 | 13 | / |
| Bouahim | 62 | 6 | / |
| Beauaen | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bahouin | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bouauina | 57 | 4 | / |
| Baoem | 55 | 19 | / |
| Booeijink | 53 | 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 Boahen
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