Boo Surname

35,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,695 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Boo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia3,9801:7,411902
United States1,4071:257,61124,361
Spain1,2511:37,3723,698
Saudi Arabia1,2321:25,0453,507
Egypt9151:100,4768,511
Singapore7191:7,660447
India5581:1,374,66953,103
Philippines5001:202,47631,874
Thailand3531:200,10933,123
Argentina2691:158,89713,379
United Arab Emirates2661:34,4453,670
Sweden2641:37,2982,998
England2291:243,31019,878
France2141:310,38747,306
Indonesia2001:661,24651,715
Australia1981:136,34214,722
Nigeria1881:942,24940,456
Taiwan1801:130,2491,188
Mexico1581:785,60911,559
Hong Kong1551:47,326847
Iran1211:634,56634,558
DR Congo1161:636,89347,292
Japan1141:1,121,44121,240
Switzerland1121:73,3308,666
Papua New Guinea1091:74,8059,807
Canada891:413,99536,402
Qatar781:30,2313,215
Cameroon751:276,92126,437
China511:26,810,2271,454
South Korea511:1,004,711313
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Pakistan461:3,883,56328,150
Botswana331:66,27111,607
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Liberia261:169,55911,793
Vietnam211:4,411,7172,377
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Belize181:19,7491,760
Barbados161:17,9661,009
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Bahamas111:35,614795
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Benin91:1,148,40050,768
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Colombia91:5,308,23018,838
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Cuba61:1,920,4538,345
Wales61:515,75523,171
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Lithuania41:758,64725,175
Malta41:107,5681,849
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Boo (8,961) may also be a first name.

Boo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Boo (Arabic: بوو) occurs most in Malaysia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Boo? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 35,909th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 495,920 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 59 percent of Boo are found; 39 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 28 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 65,900th most widespread first name on earth, held by 8,961 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 3,980 people, or 1 in 7,411. In Malaysia Boo is most frequent in: Johor, where 37 percent are found, Selangor, where 20 percent are found and Penang, where 17 percent are found. Besides Malaysia this surname is found in 121 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent are found and Spain, where 9 percent are found.

Boo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Boo has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,636 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 5,725 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Boo Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (89%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States Boo are 8.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.79% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boos8622,084/
Boot8610,686/
Booy863,272/
Booz861,993/
Bood861,183/
Booe861,177/
Boop86929/
Booß8689/
Bhoo8621/
Booa869/
Booj863/
Booï861/
Bo80643,752/
Boots757,749/
Booij752,432/
Boost751,114/
Booys75904/
Bhoot75837/
Boosh75403/
Boodt75291/
Booch75261/
Boosz75114/
Boott7570/
Booss7563/
Bhoop7557/
Boodh7549/
Bhooj7547/
Boojh7524/
Booie7523/
Bhood7511/
Boocz758/
Booph757/
Boods755/
Bhoos754/
Booyt754/
Boohs753/
Bootd753/
Booyd752/
Boozz752/
Hboos752/
Boopp751/
Boosd751/
Booyh751/
Bhooa751/
Booee751/
Booiy751/
Boodd751/
Bootp751/
Boozs750/
Boohy750/
Boy6790,441/
Bos6771,004/
Woo6755,593/
Boz6747,958/
Boa6744,552/
Bou6736,734/
Boi6723,460/
Bot6722,803/
Boe6716,154/
Bop6710,381/
Boh679,483/
Voo675,347/
Buo673,826/
Boj673,809/
Bho672,758/
Bod671,959/
Boß671,361/
Boodts67419/
Boğ67171/
Boyowa67149/
Boï67114/
Bohova67100/
Boţ6794/
Bojowa6782/
Booths6771/
Bojová6755/
Bgo6750/
Boyova6746/
Beehoo6740/
Bohová6737/
Boț6736/
Boš6723/
Bhoohe6721/
Boś6718/
Boosch6712/
Hbo6710/
Åbo6710/
Boî6710/
Boë678/
Boľová678/
Boňová678/
Bhooee678/
Bojova677/
Boodth676/
Bảo675/
Boć675/
Bhoosh674/
Bhooth674/
Boș674/
Boá673/
Bão673/
Bootht672/
Bootss672/
Boottz672/
Bopowa672/
Buohoo671/
Boojje671/
Boothz671/
Bootth671/
Booyhe671/
Bootch671/
Boå671/
Boù671/
Boÿ671/
Boľova671/
Boȗ671/
Boç671/
Bouova671/
Bootts670/
Geeboo670/

Boo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Boo in the Arabic language
بووbww-

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