Boamah Surname
Approximately 38,982 people bear this surname
Boamah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 37,892 | 1:713 | 105 |
| United States | 405 | 1:894,960 | 67,538 |
| England | 314 | 1:177,446 | 16,095 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Rwanda | 9 | 1:1,262,775 | 2,632 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Ivory Coast | 7 | 1:3,295,890 | 46,139 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Boamah (2,670) may also be a first name.
Boamah Demographics
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Boamah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boamah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boamah is more frequently found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boamah? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 14,301st most frequent last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 186,946 people. Boamah occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Boamah are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 141,875th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 2,670 people.
It is most widespread in Ghana, where it is carried by 37,892 people, or 1 in 713. Aside from Ghana this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Boamah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Boamah are 42.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.24% registered with the party.
The amount Boamah earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.63% more than the national average, earning R 379,344 per year; in United States they earn 5.62% less than the national average, earning $40,726 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.19% less than the national average, earning $36,176 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boammah | 92 | 2 | / |
| Boaimah | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boama | 91 | 1,841 | / |
| Bouama | 83 | 495 | / |
| Bohama | 83 | 25 | / |
| Boahma | 83 | 3 | / |
| Boaima | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boamai | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boatma | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boamoh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boomah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Booama | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bouamad | 77 | 90 | / |
| Bouaima | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bohamaz | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bojjama | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bouatma | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bouamaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Buohama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouamma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boahama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouaïma | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouamai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boatmaa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouamay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baoma | 73 | 355 | / |
| Boamo | 73 | 16 | / |
| Voama | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bojjamma | 71 | 119 | / |
| Bhogiama | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bojyamma | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bouahmad | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bhohamad | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bohameau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bogiamma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhojiama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouathma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boamou | 67 | 727 | / |
| Boyoma | 67 | 438 | / |
| Boamey | 67 | 277 | / |
| Buiama | 67 | 70 | / |
| Baeama | 67 | 57 | / |
| Baouma | 67 | 40 | / |
| Bahoma | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bauama | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bhogiamma | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bohoma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baomat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baeoma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bojoma | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bauoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouamouch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bo'oma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhoyyamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhojjamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baomma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouoma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baohma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boojjamma | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouamo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouahamad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpoama | 67 | 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 Boamah
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