Bonah Surname
Approximately 2,910 people bear this surname
Bonah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 1,336 | 1:3,300 | 427 |
| Ghana | 1,247 | 1:21,669 | 2,663 |
| Nigeria | 100 | 1:1,771,428 | 64,453 |
| Mauritius | 88 | 1:14,698 | 3,101 |
| Iran | 41 | 1:1,872,744 | 68,622 |
| United States | 32 | 1:11,326,842 | 445,236 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 1:16,240,353 | 64,496 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Bonah (2,512) may also be a first name.
Bonah Demographics
Average Bonah Salary in
United States
$32,272 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bonah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bonah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bonah (Arabic: بونه, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﺎﻩ) is found most in Liberia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonah? popularity and diffusion
Bonah is the 151,375th most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,504,311 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Bonah live; 92 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bonah is also the 147,220th most commonly held forename worldwide, borne by 2,512 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 1,336 people, or 1 in 3,300. In Liberia Bonah is primarily concentrated in: Lofa County, where 25 percent live, Montserrado County, where 23 percent live and Gbarpolu County, where 21 percent live. Besides Liberia it is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 43 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
Bonah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bonah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bonah last name expanded 1,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bonah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Bonah are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.
Bonah earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.21% less than the national average, earning $32,272 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bonah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bonah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﺎﻩ | bnah | - |
| Bonah in the Arabic language | ||
| بونه | bwnh | - |
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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 Bonah
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