Boakai Surname

62,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,983 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Boakai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boakai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia7,8781:56075
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Boakai (7,568) may also be a first name.

Boakai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boakai is most common in Liberia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Boakai? popularity and diffusion

It is the 62,829th most common surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 912,883 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Boakai reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Boakai is also the 73,759th most prevalent forename throughout the world, held by 7,568 people.

The surname is most frequent in Liberia, where it is held by 7,878 people, or 1 in 560. In Liberia Boakai is most common in: Montserrado County, where 33 percent live, Lofa County, where 25 percent live and Bomi County, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia it is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Finland, where 0 percent live.

Boakai Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Boakai surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Boakai earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% less than the national average, earning $29,924 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouakai925/
Boaikai921/
Boakhai921/
Boaka91103/
Boaki9135/
Bouakais862/
Bouaka832,011/
Bouaki83743/
Boakei8319/
Boakie8314/
Boakoi837/
Baokai837/
Boakyi834/
Boakah833/
Bohaka833/
Boakaz832/
Boakae831/
Boakay831/
Voakai831/
Boakaa831/
Buoaka831/
Boauka831/
Boakha830/
Bouakka771,759/
Bohakiy771,025/
Bouakiz77167/
Bouacka7783/
Bohatka7779/
Bogiaki7726/
Bouakie7722/
Bouauka7718/
Bohaska7712/
Bouakid7710/
Boaikah779/
Bohakay779/
Boakaye775/
Bouaska775/
Bouakio774/
Bouakei774/
Bohacki773/
Bouaaka773/
Bouakui771/
Bohakhi771/
Bohacka771/
Bohgaki771/
Bouakit771/
Baoukai771/
Bouaski771/
Boaca731,184/
Boake73649/
Baoki73427/
Baoka73303/
Boaky7313/
Boyiakis7126/
Boakayee7114/
Bohaikay7113/
Bojjakka719/
Boiyakis718/
Bohakith716/
Boyjatka714/
Bouackay713/
Bouakhaz713/
Bouakaaz713/
Bouakhay712/
Bouakkas712/
Bohajski711/
Bohathki711/
Bouakach711/
Bouakayo711/
Bouakaye711/
Bouachka711/
Bouakasz711/
Bouakkay711/
Boakye67127,991/
Bouake67941/
Boyoka67253/
Boatca67202/
Bouaky67180/
Boğazkaya67166/
Baouki67111/
Bouoka6782/
Bahoka6741/
Boakou6734/
Baouka6733/
Boachi6731/
Bohoka6729/
Boacas6716/
Baocai6715/
Baocki6714/
Boasca6714/
Boayke6711/
Buiaka677/
Boadke676/
Boakey675/
Bouakkasz675/
Boaica674/
Boaske673/
Bohaca672/
Bohoki672/
Bojoka672/
Bouaakkaz672/
Boyoki672/
Baokui672/
Booake671/
Boacke671/
Boakeh671/
Boakje671/
Bouaqi671/
Bouaïachi671/
Bhaoka671/
Baaeki671/
Bookah671/
Boakez671/
Baokit671/
Beuaka671/
Bohachkyi671/

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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 Boakai
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