Boax Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Boax Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boax Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:311,9359,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Boax Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boax is found in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Boax? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,746,821st most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Boax reside; 68 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 184,614. In Scotland it is mostly concentrated in: East Ayrshire, where 100 percent live. Aside from Scotland it exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 16 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Boax Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Boax has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Boax surname increased 242 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Boax Last Name Statistics demography

Boax earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.72% more than the national average, earning $49,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boaz7517,119/
Boas758,336/
Boag754,151/
Boak752,295/
Boac75992/
Boaj7510/
Boaś751/
Boast6726,557/
Boase672,073/
Bohac671,671/
Boğaz671,607/
Bouaz67822/
Bouas67703/
Boake67649/
Bohak67631/
Boais67291/
Bohas67113/
Boags67110/
Bouak6791/
Boaiz6779/
Boaks6778/
Bohač6759/
Bohag6740/
Boach6734/
Boass6734/
Boack6726/
Boays6719/
Boash6718/
Boakh6713/
Bohaj6710/
Vouax674/
Bhoaj674/
Boace673/
Boagg672/
Boats672/
Bhoag672/
Bouag671/
Bhoas671/
Boacs671/
Boahc671/
Boask671/
Boazj671/
Buiox671/
Boayz671/
Baoux671/
Boaqe671/
Booas671/
Boaus671/
Boazs670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Boax
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