Buoh Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Buoh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Buoh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana6231:43,3724,874
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
England31:18,572,686338,250
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Buoh (54) may also be a first name.

Buoh Last Name Facts

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

Buoh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻮﻩ) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Buoh.

How Common Is The Last Name Buoh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 503,100th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Buoh live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 54 people.

It is most widely held in Ghana, where it is borne by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Besides Ghana this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Cameroon, where 2 percent are found.

Buoh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Buoh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Buoh surname rose 650 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Buoh Last Name Statistics demography

Buoh earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.13% more than the national average, earning $64,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouoh89236/
Bugioh803/
Buhoha802/
Bouooh801/
Bauoch801/
Buijoh801/
Buiyoh801/
Buha758,049/
Buah757,183/
Bouo752,235/
Buho75109/
Bauo7551/
Buňo7518/
Buhă756/
Beuo752/
Buuo751/
Bouhodh7327/
Bouhohy737/
Bouhouh735/
Bouhoch731/
Bauhouh731/
Bouhooh731/
Bujhoch731/
Bouhouch675,864/
Bouha675,727/
Bouho671,370/
Bouah671,004/
Buhha67802/
Bhuha67593/
Buhač67362/
Buhoy67299/
Buhot67210/
Beuoy67161/
Bugio67134/
Bușoi6799/
Buhoi6784/
Buhać6779/
Buhah6751/
Bauah6749/
Buiyo6748/
Buhaș6744/
Bauha6732/
Bohua6726/
Buhaa6723/
Buhio6721/
Bouhoudh6720/
Boeah6716/
Bouhoush6715/
Bouou6715/
Bauhouoh6711/
Bahuo6711/
Bujha6710/
Bouop677/
Buaha675/
Bouot674/
Buhaş674/
Bouod674/
Buțoi674/
Booah673/
Bujjo673/
Bujio672/
Bouos672/
Bouoa672/
Buijo671/
Bauod671/
Bhauo671/
Beuou671/
Beuho671/
Bouoi671/
Bou'o671/
Buhoz671/
Bouoz670/
Bauot670/

Buoh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Buoh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻮﻩabwh-

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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 Buoh
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