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

The surname Buoh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻮﻩ) is found in Ghana more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Buoh? popularity and diffusion

Buoh is the 503,100th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,160,101 people. The last name Buoh is mostly found 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 common forename at a global level It is held by 54 people.

The last name is most numerous in Ghana, where it is borne by 623 people, or 1 in 43,372. Barring Ghana Buoh exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.

Buoh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Buoh has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Buoh last name increased 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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