Boateng Surname

1,937th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 282,567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Boateng Surname User-submission:

The Boateng surname originates from Ghana, West Africa. It means 'someone who is humble to God'.

Boateng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana272,5831:994
United States3,3961:106,73111,707
England3,3131:16,8182,435
Egypt7931:115,9349,519
Canada5891:62,5567,315
Germany3281:245,44326,770
Nigeria1931:917,83839,641
Spain1761:265,63716,656
France1621:410,01760,039
Netherlands1601:105,54517,044
South Africa1511:358,79332,710
Belgium1051:109,49216,366
Italy871:702,95059,950
Australia451:599,90442,958
Russia431:3,351,699174,427
Liberia411:107,5258,436
Ivory Coast401:576,78117,373
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Norway271:190,45522,163
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
China151:91,154,7714,767
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Finland141:392,62226,475
Scotland141:382,41616,471
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Wales101:309,45316,869
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Iceland91:42,2322,922
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Northern Cyprus71:45,5737,927
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

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'.

- nshera.b

Boateng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boateng (Russian: Боатенг) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Boateng.

How Common Is The Last Name Boateng? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,937th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 25,791 people. The surname Boateng occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Boateng are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Boateng is also the 37,035th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 20,568 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Ghana, where it is borne by 272,583 people, or 1 in 99. Not including 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 those holding the Boateng last name are 41.12% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.35% registered to vote for the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boatoeng931/
Bouateng931/
Boaten922,524/
Boatng928/
Baoteng86435/
Boating8614/
Boatent869/
Boasten869/
Boatemg864/
Boatend863/
Boatenk862/
Boaceng862/
Boaseng861/
Voateng861/
Boatenn861/
Boang83280/
Bouaseng803/
Baotieng801/
Boathing801/
Boatting800/
Boatin77672/
Bohang77359/
Bouang7720/
Boasen7717/
Buoang7714/
Bhoang776/
Boatne771/
Voatng771/
Boaing770/
Boan733,675/
Boassen71178/
Bouatem71137/
Boyoten7136/
Bouatne7127/
Boattin7122/
Baoting7113/
Bohuang715/
Bohatyn715/
Baotent712/
Boachen711/
Boastin711/
Boatgne711/
Baotien711/
Bohatin711/
Boangue711/
Baoseng711/
Baouten711/
Baoceng711/
Boane6734,544/
Bohan677,330/
Voang673,917/
Baong673,296/
Boğan67695/
Bouan67592/
Boahn67216/
Boand67135/
Boțan6746/
Boain6743/
Bođan6727/
Bohatenkova6719/
Booan6710/
Baocheng6710/
Bohatyna679/
Bhoan678/
Booijang676/
Boaan672/
Boann671/
Boank671/
Buoan671/
Boanh671/
Bouasien671/
Boàng671/
Boïan671/
Baodting671/
Baothing671/
Bouattem671/
Boant670/

Boateng Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boateng in the Russian language
Боатенгboateng-

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