Boam Surname
Approximately 1,328 people bear this surname
Boam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 764 | 1:72,929 | 8,333 |
| United States | 328 | 1:1,105,058 | 79,932 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Ivory Coast | 27 | 1:854,490 | 22,281 |
| Liberia | 22 | 1:200,388 | 13,260 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Uruguay | 7 | 1:490,251 | 25,911 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 378 | 1:64,485 | 7,427 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 81 | 1:619,984 | 41,330 |
Boam (72) may also be a first name.
Boam Demographics
Average Boam Salary in
United States
$42,389 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Boam Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boam Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boam (Arabic: بويم) occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boam? popularity and diffusion
It is the 288,746th most common last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,487,610 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Boam reside; 61 percent reside in Northern Europe and 61 percent reside in British Isles. Boam is also the 1,143,416th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 72 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 764 people, or 1 in 72,929. In England Boam is mostly concentrated in: Derbyshire, where 48 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 11 percent are found and Staffordshire, where 6 percent are found. Aside from England it is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.
Boam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Boam has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Boam surname increased 202 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 405 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Boam Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Boam surname are 28.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.68% being registered with the political party.
The amount Boam earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.76% less than the national average, earning $42,389 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.27% less than the national average, earning $49,548 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boam Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boam in the Arabic language | ||
| بويم | bwym | - |
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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 Boam
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