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 last name Boakem is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Boakem.
How Common Is The Last Name Boakem? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,723,624th most common family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Boakem occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Boakem are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Boakem is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Benue, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Boakem exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.
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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