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
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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 may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 151,375th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,504,311 people. Bonah occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Bonah are found; 92 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 147,220th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 2,512 people.
The last name Bonah is most common in Liberia, where it is carried by 1,336 people, or 1 in 3,300. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Lofa County, where 25 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 23 percent reside and Gbarpolu County, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Liberia this surname is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 43 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Bonah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bonah has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political 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
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- 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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