Boo Surname
Approximately 14,695 people bear this surname
Boo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 3,980 | 1:7,411 | 902 |
| United States | 1,407 | 1:257,611 | 24,361 |
| Spain | 1,251 | 1:37,372 | 3,698 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,232 | 1:25,045 | 3,507 |
| Egypt | 915 | 1:100,476 | 8,511 |
| Singapore | 719 | 1:7,660 | 447 |
| India | 558 | 1:1,374,669 | 53,103 |
| Philippines | 500 | 1:202,476 | 31,874 |
| Thailand | 353 | 1:200,109 | 33,123 |
| Argentina | 269 | 1:158,897 | 13,379 |
| United Arab Emirates | 266 | 1:34,445 | 3,670 |
| Sweden | 264 | 1:37,298 | 2,998 |
| England | 229 | 1:243,310 | 19,878 |
| France | 214 | 1:310,387 | 47,306 |
| Indonesia | 200 | 1:661,246 | 51,715 |
| Australia | 198 | 1:136,342 | 14,722 |
| Nigeria | 188 | 1:942,249 | 40,456 |
| Taiwan | 180 | 1:130,249 | 1,188 |
| Mexico | 158 | 1:785,609 | 11,559 |
| Hong Kong | 155 | 1:47,326 | 847 |
| Iran | 121 | 1:634,566 | 34,558 |
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Japan | 114 | 1:1,121,441 | 21,240 |
| Switzerland | 112 | 1:73,330 | 8,666 |
| Papua New Guinea | 109 | 1:74,805 | 9,807 |
| Canada | 89 | 1:413,995 | 36,402 |
| Qatar | 78 | 1:30,231 | 3,215 |
| Cameroon | 75 | 1:276,921 | 26,437 |
| China | 51 | 1:26,810,227 | 1,454 |
| South Korea | 51 | 1:1,004,711 | 313 |
| Netherlands | 47 | 1:359,302 | 39,900 |
| Pakistan | 46 | 1:3,883,563 | 28,150 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Liberia | 26 | 1:169,559 | 11,793 |
| Vietnam | 21 | 1:4,411,717 | 2,377 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Belize | 18 | 1:19,749 | 1,760 |
| Barbados | 16 | 1:17,966 | 1,009 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Bahamas | 11 | 1:35,614 | 795 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Colombia | 9 | 1:5,308,230 | 18,838 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Cuba | 6 | 1:1,920,453 | 8,345 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 1:12,984,496 | 1,309 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Saint Lucia | 4 | 1:44,695 | 2,207 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3 | 1:37,553 | 1,173 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 86 | 1:583,938 | 39,464 |
Boo (8,961) may also be a first name.
Boo Demographics
Average Boo Salary in
United States
$41,032 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Boo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boo (Arabic: بوو) has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Boo? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 35,909th most commonly used surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 495,920 people. The surname Boo occurs predominantly in Asia, where 59 percent of Boo live; 39 percent live in Southeast Asia and 28 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 65,900th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 8,961 people.
Boo is most widely held in Malaysia, where it is held by 3,980 people, or 1 in 7,411. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Johor, where 37 percent are found, Selangor, where 20 percent are found and Penang, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia Boo is found in 121 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Spain, where 9 percent are found.
Boo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Boo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Boo last name grew 1,636 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 5,725 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Boo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Boo last name is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.
In The United States those bearing the Boo surname are 8.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.79% registered with the party.
The amount Boo earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 23.38% more than the national average, earning $28,010,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.91% less than the national average, earning $41,032 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $53,404 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boos | 86 | 22,084 | / |
| Boot | 86 | 10,686 | / |
| Booy | 86 | 3,272 | / |
| Booz | 86 | 1,993 | / |
| Bood | 86 | 1,183 | / |
| Booe | 86 | 1,177 | / |
| Boop | 86 | 929 | / |
| Booß | 86 | 89 | / |
| Bhoo | 86 | 21 | / |
| Booa | 86 | 9 | / |
| Booj | 86 | 3 | / |
| Booï | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bo | 80 | 643,752 | / |
| Boots | 75 | 7,749 | / |
| Booij | 75 | 2,432 | / |
| Boost | 75 | 1,114 | / |
| Booys | 75 | 904 | / |
| Bhoot | 75 | 837 | / |
| Boosh | 75 | 403 | / |
| Boodt | 75 | 291 | / |
| Booch | 75 | 261 | / |
| Boosz | 75 | 114 | / |
| Boott | 75 | 70 | / |
| Booss | 75 | 63 | / |
| Bhoop | 75 | 57 | / |
| Boodh | 75 | 49 | / |
| Bhooj | 75 | 47 | / |
| Boojh | 75 | 24 | / |
| Booie | 75 | 23 | / |
| Bhood | 75 | 11 | / |
| Boocz | 75 | 8 | / |
| Booph | 75 | 7 | / |
| Boods | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bhoos | 75 | 4 | / |
| Booyt | 75 | 4 | / |
| Boohs | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bootd | 75 | 3 | / |
| Booyd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Boozz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hboos | 75 | 2 | / |
| Boopp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boosd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Booyh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bhooa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Booee | 75 | 1 | / |
| Booiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boodd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bootp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boozs | 75 | 0 | / |
| Boohy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Boy | 67 | 90,441 | / |
| Bos | 67 | 71,004 | / |
| Woo | 67 | 55,593 | / |
| Boz | 67 | 47,958 | / |
| Boa | 67 | 44,552 | / |
| Bou | 67 | 36,734 | / |
| Boi | 67 | 23,460 | / |
| Bot | 67 | 22,803 | / |
| Boe | 67 | 16,154 | / |
| Bop | 67 | 10,381 | / |
| Boh | 67 | 9,483 | / |
| Voo | 67 | 5,347 | / |
| Buo | 67 | 3,826 | / |
| Boj | 67 | 3,809 | / |
| Bho | 67 | 2,758 | / |
| Bod | 67 | 1,959 | / |
| Boß | 67 | 1,361 | / |
| Boodts | 67 | 419 | / |
| Boğ | 67 | 171 | / |
| Boyowa | 67 | 149 | / |
| Boï | 67 | 114 | / |
| Bohova | 67 | 100 | / |
| Boţ | 67 | 94 | / |
| Bojowa | 67 | 82 | / |
| Booths | 67 | 71 | / |
| Bojová | 67 | 55 | / |
| Bgo | 67 | 50 | / |
| Boyova | 67 | 46 | / |
| Beehoo | 67 | 40 | / |
| Bohová | 67 | 37 | / |
| Boț | 67 | 36 | / |
| Boš | 67 | 23 | / |
| Bhoohe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Boś | 67 | 18 | / |
| Boosch | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hbo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Åbo | 67 | 10 | / |
| Boî | 67 | 10 | / |
| Boë | 67 | 8 | / |
| Boľová | 67 | 8 | / |
| Boňová | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bhooee | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bojova | 67 | 7 | / |
| Boodth | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bảo | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boć | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhoosh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bhooth | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boș | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boá | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bão | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bootht | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bootss | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boottz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bopowa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buohoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boojje | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boothz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bootth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Booyhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bootch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boå | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boù | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boÿ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boľova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boȗ | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boç | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bouova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bootts | 67 | 0 | / |
| Geeboo | 67 | 0 | / |
Boo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boo in the Arabic language | ||
| بوو | bww | - |
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Footnotes
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