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
Average Boamah Salary in
United States
$40,726 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 found in Ghana more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Boamah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,301st most frequent family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 186,946 people. The last name Boamah is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Boamah reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 141,875th most frequently held first name internationally It is held by 2,670 people.
The surname Boamah is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is held by 37,892 people, or 1 in 713. Not including Ghana this surname is found in 40 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Boamah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Boamah surname are 42.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 95.24% being 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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