View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Boak Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Boak (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻋﻚ, Marathi: बोक) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Boak? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 184,776^th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,175,401 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Boak reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Boak is also the 1,504,468^th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 45 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,046 people, or 1 in 346,519. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 11 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Boak Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Boak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boak surname grew 449 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 261 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 137 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Presbyterian (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Boak surname are 12.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Boak earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.01% more than the national average, earning $46,604 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.64% more than the national average, earning $54,471 CAD per year.