Boakem Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Boakem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Boakem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boakem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boakem occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Boakem? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Boakem occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Boakem live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Boakem is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Boakem is primarily found in: Benue, where 100 percent are found. Beside Nigeria it occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boakhem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bouakem | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bouakeme | 86 | 1 | / |
| Boaken | 83 | 10 | / |
| Bouacem | 77 | 701 | / |
| Wouakem | 77 | 17 | / |
| Bouakim | 77 | 11 | / |
| Bahokem | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouachem | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bouaacem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baoken | 67 | 6 | / |
| Woakim | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boakin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baokim | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bahoken | 62 | 343 | / |
| Boaquen | 62 | 9 | / |
| Boachim | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bouaknh | 62 | 1 | / |
| Boyoken | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bohoken | 62 | 1 | / |
| Boachen | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bohatkyn | 57 | 51 | / |
| Baehakim | 57 | 15 | / |
| Bohaikyn | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bouakina | 57 | 1 | / |
| Mpouokem | 57 | 1 | / |
| Boacn | 55 | 1 | / |
| Bohachkyn | 53 | 17 | / |
| Boacin | 50 | 1 | / |
| Baocen | 50 | 1 | / |
| Boaqin | 50 | 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 Boakem
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