In all the world, Boateng (Boateng 
, 保定 , Боатенг 
) is a common mostly boy's, but uncommonly feminine given name. The first name Boateng is characteristic of Ghana, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Libya, where it is a rare boy's name, and Guinea. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Ghana, China, and Nigeria. More prevalently, Boateng is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Boateng | Italy, Ghana, United States, United Kingdom, China |
| 保定 | China |
| Боатенг | Russia, Ukraine |
| بواتينغ | Sudan |
| justice akuamoa boateng Ghanaian civil servant and politician, GH (b. 1929) |
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kennedy boateng Ghanaian association football player, born 1996, GH (b. 1996) |
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| spencer boateng college basketball player (2013–2013) Iona |
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| kennedy boateng Ghanaian professional footballer, born 1989, GH (b. 1989) |
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| roy boateng Ghanaian soccer player, GH (b. 1996) |
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