Boahen Surname

34,141st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,526 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Boahen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boahen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana15,3091:1,765294
United States711:5,105,055259,233
England541:1,031,81650,675
Canada411:898,67368,969
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149

Boahen (2,878) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouahen922/
Boahent921/
Boaen91157/
Boahin83294/
Bohaen834/
Bouahin7733/
Boahine778/
Boehein773/
Boaesen771/
Boahemg771/
Baoen7314/
Bahoetin714/
Baoeng6722/
Bouaem673/
Baohin671/
Boeheim62106/
Bohouin6213/
Bouahim626/
Beauaen621/
Bahouin621/
Bouauina574/
Baoem5519/
Booeijink531/

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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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