Boaz is used as a family name or surname in Kenya. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Boaz
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Kenya
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Boaz

How popular is Boaz?

Boaz is common in Kenya.

Boaz is ranked 31389 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Boaz bearers increased by 0.6375518 per cent in 2010 US census to 3157 since 2000, the surname slipped by 698 spots and ranked at 10204. The last name was found in around 11 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.87 87.12
Black 5.07 5.74
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 4.05 1.75
Others 2.66 2.17
Hispanic or Latino 2.03 2.84
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.32 0.38
Boaz is quite popular family name mostly used in Tanzania while Marshall Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 15972 people have been found who wears Boaz as their family name. Boaz is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
101,066 Zimbabwe5
184,212 France3
1,850 Papua New Guinea3
90,215 Germany3
18,625 Japan2
3,478 Haiti2
9,185 Hong Kong2
19,046 Ireland2
21,529 Singapore2
28,083 Romania2
12,844 Pakistan2
591 Samoa1
53,033 Nigeria1
897,276 Russia1
34,581 Chile1
6,688 Malawi1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
16,228 Bulgaria1
120,357 Argentina1
151,601 Spain1
28,746 Algeria1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
91,024 Belgium1
7,895 South Korea1
5,553 Taiwan1
53,505 Turkey1
153,416 Italy1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
47,891 Norway1
15,162 Costa Rica1
480 Micronesia1
7,191 Afghanistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
188,148 Indonesia36
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
166,144 India96
47,891 England81
31,862 Australia71
179 Marshall Islands71
10,189 New Zealand66
52,053 Canada59
Countries with hundreds of Boaz:
14,081 Brazil954
2,064 Israel554
7,729 Ghana320
43,624 South Africa110
Countries with thousands of Boaz:
938 Tanzania5,497
9,728 United States3,765
2,006 Uganda2,987
4,486 Kenya1,255
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Michael Boaz was 16 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on November 13, 1851. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Emma Fields from Liverpool. Pat Boaz, aged 14, Pat Boaz, aged 30, 20 years old Mary Boaz, are other Boaz that migrated to US.

Boaz Namesakes

    David Boaz, American libertarian think tank
  • David Boaz, Author
  • Donny Boaz, Film actor
  • Jamison Boaz, Musical Artist
  • Noel T. Boaz, Author
  • Sabastian Boaz, Musical Artist
  • Annette Boaz, Author
  • John Boaz, Author
  • Bob Boaz, Actor
  • Bob Boaz, Actor
  • Charles Boaz, Film actor
  • Heather Boaz, from 2017 documentary flick Wildlife: A Storytelling Manifesto, who characterized Eve Perino.

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