Bôas Surname
Approximately 30 people bear this surname
Bôas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 26 | 1:8,233,628 | 183,715 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
The alternate forms: Boas (8,336), Bóas (2), Boás (3), Boaś (1), Boàs (1) & Boâs (1) are calculated separately.
Bôas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bôas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bôas occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Boas, Bóas, Boás, Boaś, Boàs or Boâs. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bôas? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,602,217th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Bôas live; 90 percent live in South America and 87 percent live in Luso-South America.
It is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 8,233,628. In Brazil Bôas is primarily concentrated in: São Paulo, where 38 percent reside, Rio de Janeiro, where 23 percent reside and Bahia, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Brazil this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boas | 92 | 8,336 | / |
| Bóas | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bôass | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bôa | 86 | 17 | / |
| Boás | 83 | 3 | / |
| Boaś | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boàs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boâs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Baos | 75 | 22,668 | / |
| Boast | 67 | 26,557 | / |
| Boase | 67 | 2,073 | / |
| Bahos | 67 | 1,568 | / |
| Baose | 67 | 747 | / |
| Bouas | 67 | 703 | / |
| Boais | 67 | 291 | / |
| Bohas | 67 | 113 | / |
| Boass | 67 | 34 | / |
| Boays | 67 | 19 | / |
| Boash | 67 | 18 | / |
| Baðos | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bauas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Baous | 67 | 5 | / |
| Baaus | 67 | 5 | / |
| Boats | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhaos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baňos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baois | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhoas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Booas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boaus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baosh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boazs | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bôas
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