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    The surname Boni

    A surname, carried by 1,326 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B500

    Boni: #20,139 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Boni #20,139, 1,326 people Boni: #20,139 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Boni #20,139, 1,326 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Boni is more common than 87.6% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,326 people named Boni in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 232,840 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,263.

    #20,139
    rank among US surnames
    1,326
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5%
    change since 2000 (was #19,734)

    Who is named Boni

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    82% of people named Boni identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 5.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 82%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 7.8%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
    • Two or more races 1.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Bonis

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Thomas Boni Yayi
      Beninese politician and Former President of Benin, born 1952

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Boni

    Boni has the Soundex code B500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B500.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Boni?
    1,326 people in the United States had the surname Boni in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 232,840 Americans. It ranked 20,139th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Boni?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Boni identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
    Who is the most famous person named Boni?
    Thomas Boni Yayi, Beninese politician and Former President of Benin.
    Where is the surname Boni most common?
    Wikidata records people named Boni in Benin.
    Is the surname Boni getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,263 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,326 in 2010, up 5.0%.