Boateng

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Akan.

Proper noun

Boateng (plural Boatengs)

1. A surname from Akan.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Boateng is the 10614^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3017 individuals. Boateng is most common among Black/African American (96.75%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Boateng”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 177.