Boffah Surname

688,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 430 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Boffah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boffah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
England51:11,143,612252,590
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Boffah Last Name Facts

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

The last name Boffah occurs more in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boffah? popularity and diffusion

The surname Boffah is the 688,723rd most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,947,781 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Boffah reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Boffah is most frequent in Ghana, where it is held by 416 people, or 1 in 64,954. Without taking into account Ghana this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boffa916,938/
Bofah911,213/
Bouffeah8631/
Baffah83611/
Bouffa8310/
Boufah832/
Boffat831/
Boffoh831/
Boffas831/
Bofa80774/
Bouffay77274/
Boufaha772/
Bouffad772/
Boufadh771/
Boudffa771/
Boufahs771/
Baffa7319,850/
Beffa732,128/
Boffo731,811/
Boofa7369/
Boefa7348/
Boufa7330/
Bofau7327/
Bhofa7314/
Botfa7312/
Bafah739/
Boľfa737/
Bofay735/
Bovah735/
Bofoa735/
Bofea734/
Boifa733/
Bosfa733/
Befah733/
Voffa731/
Bouffaut71240/
Bouffaud7124/
Bouffait713/
Bouffaux712/
Boiffeau711/
Bouchffa711/
Boutffas711/
Boufas671,186/
Boffey67940/
Boudfa67309/
Bouffault6791/
Befahy6791/
Boiffo6726/
Boufai6724/
Bouffo6719/
Botfai6716/
Boufaa6715/
Beffay6711/
Baffoa6710/
Baffoh6710/
Baffat678/
Boufad677/
Bouzfa677/
Boffou676/
Boufea675/
Béfahy674/
Baffai673/
Bafash673/
Boifai671/
Boufha671/
Boufay671/
Bofais671/
Baffas671/
Bafffa671/
Botfha671/
Behfah671/
Bofuoa671/
Buifah671/
Botfaj671/
Bafach671/
Bazfah671/
Bapfah671/
Bowfay670/

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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
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  • 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 Boffah
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