Boanu Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Iceland

Boanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
England21:27,859,030389,889
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Boanu (225) may also be a first name.

Boanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boanu occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boanu? popularity and diffusion

Boanu is the 2,909,720th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname Boanu is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Boanu are found; 60 percent are found in Central Africa and 60 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Boanu is also the 599,828th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 225 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Other than The DR Congo Boanu is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 20 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boanou91203/
Boangu9166/
Boanuh911/
Boanțu911/
Boanus911/
Bouanou83655/
Bohanus839/
Booanuy831/
Bohanou831/
Baonu807/
Bouangou773/
Bouannou773/
Boițeanu772/
Bogianou771/
Bouanouz771/
Bouanoud771/
Buianu7361/
Bohonu739/
Baeanu734/
Vohanu733/
Baomnu732/
Băeanu731/
Boyonu731/
Baonhu731/
Bogiannou7110/
Boijanauth6733/
Boyjanauth6733/
Bahonou6720/
Bohonus6716/
Wouanou6716/
Bouonou6713/
Bohongu671/
Voanaut671/
Bohonou671/
Bhoajnauth671/
Baonout670/

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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 Boanu
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