The Boa surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 213 people carried this name — #87,335 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 19% from 179 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 58 people named Boa.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 21 people named Boa live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Boa,
with a public archive behind them.
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James Boa 1888–1976 · sport shooter
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Gil Boa 1924–1973 · sport shooter
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Bruce Boa 1930–2004 · actor
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Fraser Boa 1932–1992 · psychologist
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Kenneth Boa 1945– · theologian
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Phillip Boa 1963– · composer
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Boa.
- Blum 17,458 · U.S. census
- Blume 5,826 · U.S. census
- Blumenfeld 1,594 · U.S. census
- Blumstein 445 · U.S. census
- Bly 4,823 · U.S. census
- Bo 1,348 · U.S. census
- Boada 378 · U.S. census
- Boas 892 · U.S. census
- Boban 216 · U.S. census
- Bobb 3,552 · U.S. census
- Bobe 735 · U.S. census
- Bobenrieth 123 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Boa is.
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