Boahene Surname

49,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Boahene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boahene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana9,9751:2,709434
United States1931:1,878,026122,158
England1481:376,47326,505
Ivory Coast241:961,30123,927
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934

Boahene (625) may also be a first name.

Boahene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boahene occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boahene? popularity and diffusion

The surname Boahene is the 49,231st most widespread family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 696,839 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Boahene are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Boahene is also the 333,332nd most frequently used forename on earth. It is borne by 625 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 9,975 people, or 1 in 2,709. Besides Ghana it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Boahene Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Boahene surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.

The amount Boahene earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.74% more than the national average, earning $45,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.68% less than the national average, earning $34,938 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boahine868/
Bahoenie8075/
Boahini715/
Bouaena711/
Bouahini671/
Baouiene671/
Vaoene621/
Baouine571/
Bouaoyni531/
Bououine531/
Bouaoina531/

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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 Boahene
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