Boase Surname

201,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,073 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Barbados

Boase Surname Definition:

A Cornish surname. The Boases of Dundee were of Cornish origin. The names are variants of Bowes.

Boase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia7201:37,4944,900
United States4771:759,87259,214
England3311:168,33315,551
South Africa1991:272,25027,005
Canada1511:244,01123,241
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
Jamaica421:68,3323,418
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Barbados101:28,7451,389
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Wales61:515,75523,171
Panama41:978,06412,245
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2801:87,0559,135
Scotland401:93,5804,818
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:652,19142,935

Boase (236) may also be a first name.

Boase Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Cornish surname. The Boases of Dundee were of Cornish origin. The names are variants of Bowes.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

1 the Hebrew Boaz= In Him (the Lord) is Strength. [Hebrew Bóaz-az, strength] 2 for Bowes, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Danish, Boas, Boese, Bohse; from the Dutch, Boas; from the Flemish, Boes; from the French, Bous; G Boas, Boos; in the Domesday Book, Boso; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Boase Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boase is more frequently found in Australia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boase? popularity and diffusion

Boase is the 201,183rd most numerous last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,515,459 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 38 percent of Boase reside; 37 percent reside in Australasia and 37 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Boase is also the 583,008th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 236 people.

Boase is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 720 people, or 1 in 37,494. In Australia Boase is mostly concentrated in: South Australia, where 37 percent reside, Western Australia, where 27 percent reside and Queensland, where 18 percent reside. Excluding Australia Boase occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.

Boase Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Boase has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boase surname expanded 619 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 118 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 52 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boase Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Boase last name are 19.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.02% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Boase earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.67% less than the national average, earning R 150,492 per year; in United States they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning $45,353 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.22% more than the national average, earning $58,239 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boatse9147/
Boasie9131/
Boasse916/
Boaser911/
Boease911/
Boaseh911/
Bouase911/
Boasee911/
Boases911/
Boaset911/
Boas898,336/
Bouasse8354/
Boasher837/
Bohasse831/
Bohashe831/
Boasier831/
Boasseu831/
Bouaseh831/
Bouased831/
Boasset830/
Boast8026,557/
Baose80747/
Bouas80703/
Boasi80345/
Boais80291/
Boaze80274/
Voase80179/
Bohas80113/
Boasa80106/
Boage8050/
Boass8034/
Boaje8027/
Boays8019/
Boash8018/
Boasy807/
Boace803/
Boats802/
Boaus801/
Booas801/
Bhoas801/
Boashheh77327/
Boyeasse772/
Bouassei772/
Bouaisse771/
Boassett770/
Boyose73450/
Boache73425/
Bogias73390/
Boagey73331/
Boheas73266/
Boassi73202/
Bouasi73186/
Bohash73167/
Boassa7387/
Boager7369/
Bouasy7360/
Boasci7332/
Boyeas7324/
Boassy7322/
Boyias7321/
Boasis7320/
Boasai7316/
Booseh7314/
Woasse7311/
Bojose7310/
Boiyas739/
Bojjas738/
Boages738/
Bouaze737/
Bohage736/
Boasch736/
Woasea736/
Boagie734/
Bouais734/
Bouash734/
Boagee734/
Boazie734/
Bhaose733/
Baoshe733/
Boazer732/
Bohats732/
Boaisa732/
Boiose732/
Boazis732/
Boashi732/
Booast731/
Bhoage731/
Bohasi731/
Boaz's731/
Boazei731/
Woaseh731/
Woashe731/
Booage731/
Boadje731/
Bouass731/
Bouays731/
Bouaje731/
Bouose731/
Bhohas731/
Boaysh731/
Bouaas731/
Bohasy731/
Boatsi731/
Baosee731/
Baoset731/
Boaiss731/
Boasoi731/
Boazys731/
Boacie730/
Baease730/
Baos6722,668/
Boaz6717,119/
Bouassa674,923/
Bouache671,290/
Bouaiss67523/
Voas67277/
Bouazer67175/
Bouassi67159/
Bohager67149/
Booijse6787/
Batease6786/
Bouazis6770/
Baosheh6769/
Boax6750/
Bouassy6748/
Bohache6731/
Bôas6730/
Boós6729/
Bojosie6727/
Bouaish6713/
Woaseah6711/
Bouasid6710/
Bouasay679/
Boaschi679/
Boadzie677/
Bouasha675/
Woassey675/
Baousse675/
Bouashi675/
Bouadsi675/
Bohosee675/
Bouadje675/
Bahosse674/
Bouosse674/
Bhohais674/
Bahouse674/
Boaisha674/
Boacher673/
Bahoshe673/
Boás673/
Boatche672/
Bouaisi672/
Báos672/
Baheise672/
Bóas672/
Bouazie672/
Bhoadge671/
Bohasht671/
Bouyasi671/
Bóos671/
Boâs671/
Boàs671/
Boaś671/
Boaches671/
Boacier671/
Bouasai671/
Bouasiz671/
Bouaash671/
Bouaisa671/
Bhoiyas671/
Baosher671/
Baouser671/
Baoushe671/
Bohaisi671/
Bohaisy671/
Baooshe671/
Baoitse671/
Baaushe671/
Bohotse671/
Bohouse671/
Boarzee671/
Baeaser670/
Bohasch670/

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