Boateng Surname
Approximately 282,567 people bear this surname
Boateng Surname User-submission:
The Boateng surname originates from Ghana, West Africa. It means 'someone who is humble to God'.
Boateng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 272,583 | 1:99 | 4 |
| United States | 3,396 | 1:106,731 | 11,707 |
| England | 3,313 | 1:16,818 | 2,435 |
| Egypt | 793 | 1:115,934 | 9,519 |
| Canada | 589 | 1:62,556 | 7,315 |
| Germany | 328 | 1:245,443 | 26,770 |
| Nigeria | 193 | 1:917,838 | 39,641 |
| Spain | 176 | 1:265,637 | 16,656 |
| France | 162 | 1:410,017 | 60,039 |
| Netherlands | 160 | 1:105,545 | 17,044 |
| South Africa | 151 | 1:358,793 | 32,710 |
| Belgium | 105 | 1:109,492 | 16,366 |
| Italy | 87 | 1:702,950 | 59,950 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| Russia | 43 | 1:3,351,699 | 174,427 |
| Liberia | 41 | 1:107,525 | 8,436 |
| Ivory Coast | 40 | 1:576,781 | 17,373 |
| Sweden | 35 | 1:281,336 | 19,530 |
| Norway | 27 | 1:190,455 | 22,163 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Denmark | 24 | 1:235,196 | 18,480 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| Switzerland | 15 | 1:547,528 | 38,365 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Finland | 14 | 1:392,622 | 26,475 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Hungary | 10 | 1:981,628 | 46,877 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Iceland | 9 | 1:42,232 | 2,922 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 8 | 1:13,797 | 1,930 |
| Northern Cyprus | 7 | 1:45,573 | 7,927 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Sierra Leone | 4 | 1:1,772,408 | 958 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Boateng (20,568) may also be a first name.
Boateng Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Boateng surname originates from Ghana, West Africa. It means 'someone who is humble to God'.
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Boateng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boateng Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boateng (Russian: Боатенг) is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Boateng? popularity and diffusion
The last name Boateng is the 1,937th most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 25,791 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Boateng live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 37,035th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 20,568 people.
It is most commonly held in Ghana, where it is carried by 272,583 people, or 1 in 99. Without taking into account Ghana this surname exists in 86 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.
Boateng Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Boateng are 41.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.35% registered with the party.
The amount Boateng earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.61% less than the national average, earning 267,848 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.62% more than the national average, earning R 274,752 per year; in United States they earn 1.65% more than the national average, earning $43,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.16% less than the national average, earning $46,126 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boatoeng | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bouateng | 93 | 1 | / |
| Boaten | 92 | 2,524 | / |
| Boatng | 92 | 8 | / |
| Baoteng | 86 | 435 | / |
| Boating | 86 | 14 | / |
| Boatent | 86 | 9 | / |
| Boasten | 86 | 9 | / |
| Boatemg | 86 | 4 | / |
| Boatend | 86 | 3 | / |
| Boatenk | 86 | 2 | / |
| Boaceng | 86 | 2 | / |
| Boaseng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Voateng | 86 | 1 | / |
| Boatenn | 86 | 1 | / |
| Boang | 83 | 280 | / |
| Bouaseng | 80 | 3 | / |
| Baotieng | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boathing | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boatting | 80 | 0 | / |
| Boatin | 77 | 672 | / |
| Bohang | 77 | 359 | / |
| Bouang | 77 | 20 | / |
| Boasen | 77 | 17 | / |
| Buoang | 77 | 14 | / |
| Bhoang | 77 | 6 | / |
| Boatne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Voatng | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boaing | 77 | 0 | / |
| Boan | 73 | 3,675 | / |
| Boassen | 71 | 178 | / |
| Bouatem | 71 | 137 | / |
| Boyoten | 71 | 36 | / |
| Bouatne | 71 | 27 | / |
| Boattin | 71 | 22 | / |
| Baoting | 71 | 13 | / |
| Bohuang | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bohatyn | 71 | 5 | / |
| Baotent | 71 | 2 | / |
| Boachen | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boastin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boatgne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baotien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bohatin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boangue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baoseng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baouten | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baoceng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boane | 67 | 34,544 | / |
| Bohan | 67 | 7,330 | / |
| Voang | 67 | 3,917 | / |
| Baong | 67 | 3,296 | / |
| Boğan | 67 | 695 | / |
| Bouan | 67 | 592 | / |
| Boahn | 67 | 216 | / |
| Boand | 67 | 135 | / |
| Boțan | 67 | 46 | / |
| Boain | 67 | 43 | / |
| Bođan | 67 | 27 | / |
| Bohatenkova | 67 | 19 | / |
| Booan | 67 | 10 | / |
| Baocheng | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bohatyna | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bhoan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Booijang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Boaan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boann | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boank | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buoan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouasien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boàng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boïan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baodting | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baothing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouattem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boant | 67 | 0 | / |
Boateng Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boateng in the Russian language | ||
| Боатенг | boateng | - |
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