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 surname Bôas is found most in Brazil. It can occur in the variant forms: Boas, Bóas, Boás, Boaś, Boàs or Boâs. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bôas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bôas is the 3,602,217th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 242,918,197 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Bôas are found; 90 percent are found in South America and 87 percent are found in Luso-South America.
The surname is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 8,233,628. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 38 percent live, Rio de Janeiro, where 23 percent live and Bahia, where 12 percent live. Excluding Brazil it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and Argentina, where 3 percent live.
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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