Boona Surname
Approximately 1,817 people bear this surname
Boona Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 937 | 1:78,847 | 9,121 |
| Uganda | 694 | 1:56,253 | 6,631 |
| Nigeria | 76 | 1:2,330,826 | 78,393 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Indonesia | 24 | 1:5,510,383 | 253,014 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Boona (158) may also be a first name.
Boona Demographics
Average Boona Salary in
United States
$18,464 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Boona Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boona Come From? nationality or country of origin
Boona (Hindi: बूना) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boona? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 224,013th most widespread last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 4,010,757 people. The surname Boona occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Boona live; 52 percent live in Central Africa and 52 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 730,165th most frequently used first name at a global level. It is borne by 158 people.
The surname Boona is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 937 people, or 1 in 78,847. Other than The DR Congo it is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 38 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Boona Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Boona has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 520 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Boona Last Name Statistics demography
Boona earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 57.21% less than the national average, earning $18,464 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boona Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boona in the Hindi language | ||
| बूना | buna | - |
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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 Boona
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