Boa is used as a family name or surname in Brazil. It is 3 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Boa
No. of characters: 3
Origin: Brazil
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Boa

How popular is Boa?

Boa is common in Brazil.

Boa is ranked 11084 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Boas grew by 18.99441 per cent to 213 since 2000 and ranked 87335 after elevating 7341 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 61.97 75.42
Black 15.02 7.26
Hispanic or Latino 10.8 6.7
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 7.98 8.94
Others 4.23 0
Boa is quite popular family name mostly used in Ivory Coast while São Tomé and Príncipe is ahead in terms of density. Around 48455 people have been found who wears Boa as their family name. Boa is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
13,220 Thailand6
2,604 Benin5
6,270 Hong Kong3
26,123 Malaysia2
44,018 Poland2
26,532 Chile2
4,689 Maldives2
54,641 Sweden2
21,529 Singapore2
15,999 Slovakia2
28,232 Morocco2
28,083 Romania2
2,152 Niger2
21,929 Algeria2
40,064 Nigeria2
8,500 Dominican Republic1
90,903 Moldova1
2,505 Congo1
8,181 Botswana1
9,591 Panama1
7,314 Bolivia1
174,544 Czech Republic1
1,970 Grenada1
50,549 Georgia1
215 Palau1
3,275 Nepal1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
2,309 Monaco1
5,553 Taiwan1
4,435 Togo1
29,046 Japan1
13,447 Uganda1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
29,774 Venezuela1
18,969 Wales1
49,529 Israel1
25,746 Finland1
13,606 Senegal1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
16,226 New Zealand33
43,662 Belgium30
8,720 Qatar29
57,220 Netherlands27
71,059 Australia24
20,800 Serbia15
3,114 China14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
17,456 Switzerland63
66,582 Argentina60
Countries with hundreds of Boa:
5,609 Tanzania900
4,801 Cameroon694
11,004 Turkey664
23,224 Philippines580
71 São Tomé and Príncipe468
1,988 Burkina Faso462
12,518 Mexico340
30,009 France331
2,122 Portugal305
78,719 United States304
37,149 Indonesia267
95,890 India230
5,321 Hungary229
22,458 England226
50,182 Germany202
18,330 Canada197
48,322 Italy157
35,546 South Africa146
857 Fiji146
4,243 Scotland138
22,390 Spain128
4,692 Denmark128
Countries with thousands of Boa:
407 Mozambique9,285
526 Angola4,402
2,782 Ghana1,118
Countries with ten thousands of Boa:
139 Ivory Coast15,780
1,516 Brazil10,271
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Andrew Boa was 42 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 31, 1849. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as mason and took Charlotte Harrison from Greenock. Bridget Boa (20), are other Boa that migrated to US.

Boa Namesakes

  • Raymond Acton Board, Mathematician
  • Adamo Boari, Architect
  • Aggie Boardman, Chris Boardman's daughter
  • Maria Boa Hora Grosso Agostinho, Jorge Mendes' mother
  • Richmond Boakye, Soccer player
  • Akwasi Abayie Boaten, Author
  • Barfuo Akwasi Abayie Boaten, Author
  • Alabama Rose Boatman, Ross Boatman's daughter
  • Rick Boardman, Musical Artist
  • Philip Boampong, Soccer player

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