Boaventura Surname

11,142nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Mozambique

Boaventura Surname User-submission:

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese surname, meaning "good luck".

Boaventura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil19,3831:11,044626
Mozambique19,1571:1,423347
Angola10,4511:2,582424
Portugal1,0571:9,856846
Cape Verde1371:3,866170
Canada461:800,99162,809
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
France121:5,535,227269,324
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
East Timor41:303,982255
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England21:27,859,030389,889
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Boaventura (30,287) may also be a first name.

Boaventura Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Italian, Spanish and Portuguese surname, meaning "good luck".

- mfariacastro

Boaventura Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boaventura (Marathi: बोवेनचुरा) is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Boaventura click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boaventura? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,142nd most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 144,534 people. The surname Boaventura occurs predominantly in Africa, where 59 percent of Boaventura live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 27,695th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 30,287 people.

It is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 19,383 people, or 1 in 11,044. In Brazil Boaventura is most frequent in: Bahia, where 21 percent are found, São Paulo, where 21 percent are found and Minas Gerais, where 15 percent are found. Aside from Brazil it occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Mozambique, where 38 percent are found and Angola, where 21 percent are found.

Boaventura Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Boaventura surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Boaventura earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 258.18% more than the national average, earning R 851,172 per year; in United States they earn 15.63% less than the national average, earning $36,404 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $52,634 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Boaventura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boaventura in the Marathi language
बोवेनचुराbovenacura-

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