Boas is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Boas
No. of characters: 4
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Boas

How popular is Boas?

Boas is common in United States.

Boas is ranked 31643 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Boas bearers increased by 2.293578 per cent in 2010 US census to 892 since 2000, the surname slipped by 812 spots and ranked at 27144. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.9 91.63
Hispanic or Latino 5.83 3.56
Black 2.35 1.49
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.91 0
Boas is quite popular family name mostly used in Brazil while Marshall Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 15837 people have been found who wears Boas as their family name. Boas is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
25,074 Greece3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
78,945 Argentina3
23,344 Austria2
9,272 Ecuador2
18,625 Japan2
54,641 Sweden2
24,766 Scotland2
13,552 Qatar2
44,018 Poland2
124,220 Italy2
3,670 Mozambique2
40,256 Mexico2
16,073 Latvia1
66,560 Philippines1
3,275 Nepal1
28,365 Kenya1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
47,891 Norway1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
17,236 Ghana1
3,350 Fiji1
53,505 Turkey1
9,541 Turkmenistan1
13,447 Uganda1
15,705 Cameroon1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
19,533 Uruguay1
7,790 Zambia1
25,721 Egypt1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
492,292 Ukraine1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
198,575 Russia46
372 Marshall Islands37
43,662 Belgium30
40,883 Zimbabwe27
368,094 India25
83,233 Spain16
26,722 New Zealand14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
27,414 Australia85
47,259 Canada66
19,965 Switzerland54
Countries with hundreds of Boas:
1,214 Portugal674
1,475 Denmark384
6,771 Peru328
13,822 Tanzania328
34,330 Germany303
24,304 South Africa237
13,228 Netherlands213
5,507 Israel200
62,442 Indonesia140
71,478 France135
32,841 England134
Countries with thousands of Boas:
1,923 Brazil7,838
205 Papua New Guinea3,238
24,903 United States1,237
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Margaret Boas hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for Pottsville from Liverpool on Guy Mannering and arrived on September 25, 1851.

Comments

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Boas
 Boas is a variation of Bouas, mud derived this name designates an area whose access is muddy by extension nickname the locals.

Boas Namesakes

  • Pat Boas, Artist
  • André Vilas Boas, Soccer player
  • Franz Boas, Anthropologist
  • Boualem Boashash (Bouachache), Mathematician
  • Franz Boas, Anthropologist
  • Cristiana Vilas Boas, Ângela Diniz's daughter
  • Cristiana Villas Boas, Ticiana Villas Boas' mother
  • Daddy Boastin, Musical Artist
  • Edvald Boasson Hagen, Professional Road Racing Cyclist
  • Mary L. Boas, Mathematician

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