Boaks Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Boaks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boaks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:1,071,50151,923
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Boaks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boaks is found most frequently in England. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Boaks.

How Common Is The Last Name Boaks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,136,387th most widespread surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Boaks occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Boaks live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Boaks is most common in England, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,071,501. In England Boaks is primarily found in: East Sussex, where 33 percent reside, Greater London, where 23 percent reside and Merseyside, where 17 percent reside. Apart from England Boaks occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Boaks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Boaks has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Boaks last name declined 24 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Boaks Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Boaks earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 40.25% less than the national average, earning $25,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.43% more than the national average, earning $50,393 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boaikes830/
Boags80110/
Boacs801/
Voaks800/
Bohacs7387/
Bouakz733/
Bojoks731/
Boaggs730/
Voacks730/
Boax6750/
Bohács55619/
Buiags551/
Baouchs501/

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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
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  • 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 Boaks
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