Booh Surname

638,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Booh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Booh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3161:65,7258,325
Liberia571:77,3436,506
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Afghanistan201:1,607,65912,727
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Booh (128) may also be a first name.

Booh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Booh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﻩ) is most common in Cameroon. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Booh? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 638,206th most commonly held last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 15,277,874 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Booh reside; 66 percent reside in Central Africa and 65 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 821,896th most numerous first name globally, borne by 128 people.

Booh is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is held by 316 people, or 1 in 65,725. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 59 percent reside, Centre Region, where 29 percent reside and Southwest Region, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Booh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Booh has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 18 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Booh Last Name Statistics demography

Booh earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 54.33% less than the national average, earning $19,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouoh89236/
Bohoh8921/
Booah893/
Baooh891/
Bo'oh891/
Bohosh8038/
Booyha808/
Bohoth806/
Bohoch803/
Baoosh803/
Boohad802/
Bogioh801/
Boouho801/
Boouha801/
Boohaa801/
Bouooh801/
Boah755,178/
Boha752,720/
Boho752,291/
Bouo752,235/
Baoh75836/
Baoo75410/
Bohó75147/
Bođo7596/
Bo'o7578/
Boeo7554/
Booa759/
Boľo753/
Booo752/
Boňo751/
Bahoosh7324/
Bohouch733/
Bohoudh731/
Boojhoo731/
Bhoohoi731/
Boháč672,993/
Boiyo672,393/
Bohou672,330/
Bhoha671,651/
Bouah671,004/
Bojha67135/
Bohaa67123/
Baoch67119/
Baouh67109/
Bogio6780/
Bohač6759/
Bohoy6751/
Bojjo6740/
Bohoš6736/
Bohát6735/
Boach6734/
Boľoš6733/
Bohoi6731/
Boğoç6730/
Bahoh6729/
Boheu6728/
Bohoş6727/
Bohua6726/
Baohh6724/
Boahe6720/
Boash6718/
Boeah6716/
Boyio6716/
Bohoň6716/
Baooe6716/
Bouou6715/
Bohah6714/
Boadh6712/
Bauhouoh6711/
Baohu6711/
Baodh677/
Bouop677/
Boaph677/
Boaha676/
Boháľ675/
Bohňa675/
Bohoo674/
Boșoi674/
Bouod674/
Bouot674/
Bhuoo674/
Baooa673/
Boijo673/
Bhaoo673/
Bohha672/
Bouoa672/
Booat672/
Buoho672/
Bouos672/
Baosh671/
Bhoho671/
Bhooa671/
Boiio671/
Boeoo671/
Bgoha671/
Bojio671/
Boyyo671/
Booas671/
Boháć671/
Bo'oi671/
Bou'o671/
Bouoi671/
Boțoi671/
Baood671/
Ba'oh671/
Baooj671/
Boaah671/
Bouoz670/

Booh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Booh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﻩbwh-

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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 Booh
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