Boka Surname
Approximately 31,701 people bear this surname
Boka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 10,524 | 1:2,192 | 211 |
| Niger | 4,111 | 1:4,668 | 434 |
| Ethiopia | 4,024 | 1:24,241 | 3,065 |
| DR Congo | 2,011 | 1:36,738 | 4,544 |
| India | 1,939 | 1:395,598 | 20,997 |
| Nigeria | 1,782 | 1:99,407 | 6,774 |
| Egypt | 1,098 | 1:83,730 | 7,421 |
| Chad | 963 | 1:14,114 | 1,774 |
| Zimbabwe | 510 | 1:30,271 | 4,651 |
| United States | 484 | 1:748,882 | 58,523 |
| Benin | 477 | 1:21,668 | 2,900 |
| Albania | 406 | 1:7,177 | 1,375 |
| Ukraine | 365 | 1:124,720 | 17,638 |
| Romania | 326 | 1:61,589 | 7,436 |
| Congo | 315 | 1:15,838 | 1,933 |
| Papua New Guinea | 309 | 1:26,387 | 2,949 |
| Indonesia | 306 | 1:432,187 | 36,229 |
| Hungary | 172 | 1:57,071 | 5,998 |
| South Africa | 158 | 1:342,897 | 31,680 |
| Serbia | 135 | 1:52,926 | 5,070 |
| Russia | 127 | 1:1,134,827 | 84,472 |
| Latvia | 125 | 1:16,400 | 2,431 |
| Greece | 104 | 1:106,536 | 17,896 |
| Canada | 77 | 1:478,514 | 41,057 |
| Slovakia | 68 | 1:78,477 | 15,212 |
| Kosovo | 63 | 1:29,553 | 2,975 |
| France | 58 | 1:1,145,219 | 121,886 |
| Cameroon | 48 | 1:432,689 | 36,488 |
| Poland | 46 | 1:826,277 | 64,341 |
| Philippines | 42 | 1:2,410,434 | 128,915 |
| Liberia | 40 | 1:110,213 | 8,601 |
| Uganda | 36 | 1:1,084,424 | 45,587 |
| Solomon Islands | 35 | 1:16,572 | 3,167 |
| Belgium | 27 | 1:425,802 | 43,971 |
| England | 27 | 1:2,063,632 | 79,942 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Kazakhstan | 22 | 1:803,750 | 51,043 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Tanzania | 16 | 1:3,308,851 | 50,463 |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 1:2,296,656 | 15,575 |
| Croatia | 14 | 1:302,043 | 29,715 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| Venezuela | 13 | 1:2,323,391 | 26,733 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Moldova | 9 | 1:395,708 | 28,721 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Turkey | 5 | 1:15,564,284 | 149,633 |
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Transnistria | 2 | 1:237,350 | 16,204 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 | 1:1,673,956 | 87,330 |
The alternate forms: Bóka (1,796) are calculated separately.
Boka (19,147) may also be a first name.
Boka Demographics
Boka Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Boka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boka (Georgian: ბოკა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻚ, Hindi: बोका, Marathi: बोका, Oriya: େବାକା, Russian: Бока) occurs more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Bóka. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Boka is the 17,477th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 229,884 people. The last name Boka occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Boka reside; 47 percent reside in West Africa and 30 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Boka is also the 39,084th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 19,147 people.
It is most widely held in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 10,524 people, or 1 in 2,192. In The Ivory Coast it is most frequent in: Lagunes District, where 35 percent reside, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 30 percent reside and Lacs District, where 13 percent reside. Other than The Ivory Coast Boka exists in 103 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 13 percent reside and Ethiopia, where 13 percent reside.
Boka Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Boka has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boka last name increased 1,613 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Boka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Boka surname are 9.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.44% registered with the party.
The amount Boka earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.09% less than the national average, earning €7,181 per year; in South Africa they earn 36.35% less than the national average, earning R 151,260 per year; in United States they earn 7.63% more than the national average, earning $46,440 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.43% less than the national average, earning $37,547 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boka in the Georgian language | ||
| ბოკა | boka | - |
| Boka in the Marathi language | ||
| बोका | boka | 96.77 |
| बोका-या | boka-ya | 3.23 |
| Boka in the Hindi language | ||
| बोका | boka | 91.67 |
| बोक | boka | 8.33 |
| Boka in the Oriya language | ||
| େବାକା | ebaka | 88.89 |
| ବକା | baka | 11.11 |
| Boka in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻚ | bk | 50 |
| ﺑﻮﻙ | bwk | 50 |
| Boka in the Russian language | ||
| Бока | boka | - |
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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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