Boh Surname

53,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,483 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Boh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast4,8031:4,804440
Cameroon1,2531:16,5752,279
Malaysia7151:41,2513,339
Senegal4071:35,821692
Chad3851:35,3044,109
United States3841:943,90370,502
Slovenia3721:6,6871,473
Nigeria1421:1,247,48449,911
France1091:609,38380,423
Cambodia961:161,3242,823
Benin941:109,95312,317
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
Italy651:940,87268,025
Pakistan621:2,881,35323,780
Germany621:1,298,47582,291
Argentina351:1,221,24071,984
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Czechia321:332,29640,874
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Liberia271:163,27911,522
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Austria151:567,69652,281
India151:51,137,692512,385
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
England101:5,571,806158,774
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
China31:455,773,85521,925
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belize11:355,4743,977
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

The alternate forms: Bóh (1) are calculated separately.

Boh (16,389) may also be a first name.

Boh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boh (Arabic: بوه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻩ, Hindi: बोहङ, Marathi: बोह) is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Bóh. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boh? popularity and diffusion

The surname Boh is the 53,787th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 768,485 people. The last name Boh occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Boh reside; 56 percent reside in West Africa and 28 percent reside in Mande Africa. Boh is also the 43,674th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 16,389 people.

The surname is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 4,803 people, or 1 in 4,804. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Montagnes District, where 44 percent reside, Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 22 percent reside and Abidjan Autonomous District, where 12 percent reside. Aside from The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 75 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside and Malaysia, where 8 percent reside.

Boh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Boh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 436 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Boh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Boh are 12.2% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount Boh earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.17% less than the national average, earning $41,782 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.26% more than the national average, earning $52,294 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bóh891/
Bouh8621,069/
Boch8610,228/
Bosh8610,120/
Bodh862,989/
Bohy86928/
Bohu86576/
Boih86462/
Boht86145/
Bojh8631/
Boyh868/
Bohh868/
Hboh864/
Bhoh863/
Bohz861/
Boïh861/
Bo80643,752/
Bouch753,715/
Boush75486/
Boosh75403/
Boich75275/
Boudh75263/
Booch75261/
Boddh75194/
Botch75169/
Bhosh7566/
Bouhs7566/
Boodh7549/
Bhoih7542/
Bohtz7540/
Bocht7535/
Bhoph7535/
Buoch7525/
Boojh7524/
Botsh7523/
Boych7514/
Bouht7514/
Botth7511/
Bhodh7510/
Boyth759/
Boish759/
Boths758/
Booph757/
Bhohe755/
Bohňa755/
Boydh754/
Bohøj754/
B'Ouh753/
Boysh753/
Bosth753/
Boohs753/
Bohha752/
Bochh752/
Bossh751/
Boyhd751/
Bozch751/
Booyh751/
Bhoch751/
Bohdh751/
Bodsh751/
Bojch751/
Bojsh751/
Bohyi751/
Boidh751/
Boïch751/
Bothë751/
Buoyh751/
Bohys751/
Boyhs750/
Boohy750/
Bohdt750/
Boyht750/
Boshd750/
Bah671,085,979/
Bha6797,330/
Boy6790,441/
Bos6771,004/
Boz6747,958/
Boa6744,552/
Bou6736,734/
Boi6723,460/
Bot6722,803/
Boo6714,695/
Bop6710,381/
Buo673,826/
Boj673,809/
Bho672,758/
Bâh672,519/
Bod671,959/
Boß671,361/
Boucht67278/
Boğ67171/
Bodsch67167/
Boï67114/
Bohova67100/
Boţ6794/
Booths6771/
Bouddh6756/
Bgo6750/
Boisch6742/
Bohysh6741/
Boutch6739/
Bohová6737/
Boț6736/
Boš6723/
Bhoohe6721/
Boś6718/
Bohych6716/
Boosch6712/
Hbo6710/
Åbo6710/
Bhoiph6710/
Boî6710/
Bochch678/
Boë678/
Boodth676/
Bảo675/
Bhohie675/
Boć675/
Bhoosh674/
Bhooth674/
Boș674/
Bhoich674/
Boá673/
Bootht672/
Boushh672/
Geeboh672/
Buohoo671/
Boschd671/
Bostch671/
Boyszh671/
Boothz671/
Bootth671/
Booyhe671/
Bhoudh671/
Bohaja671/
Boisht671/
Bhochh671/
Hbosch671/
Bootch671/
Boussh671/
Boshch671/
Boå671/
Boÿ671/
Boȗ671/
Bhothd671/
Bhoidh671/
Bhâ671/
Bouthz671/
Boschs671/
Bhoush671/
Boç671/
Boutth670/

Boh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boh in the Marathi language
बोहboha-
Boh in the Hindi language
बोहङbohana85.71
बोहboha14.29
Boh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﻩbwh44.44
ﺍﺑﻮﻩabwh44.44
ﺃﺑﻮﻩabwh11.11
Boh in the Arabic language
بوهbwh-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Boh
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