Cognomen Boateng (Boateng 
, 保定 , Боатенг 
) , in all the world, is a widespread surname. The cognomen Boateng is characteristic of Ghana, where it is a widespread surname, Iceland, where it is quite a rare surname, and Qatar. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Ghana, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, Boateng is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Boateng | China, Italy, Ghana, United States, United Kingdom |
| 保定 | China |
| Боатенг | Ukraine, Russia |
| بواتينغ | Sudan |
| nana kwaku boateng Former Chief of New Juaben (b. 1800) |
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kwabena frimpong-boateng Ghanaian physician, surgeon, GH (b. 1950) |
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paul boateng politician and the UK's first black Cabinet minister (born 1951), GB (b. 1951) |
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stephen asamoah-boateng Ghanaian politician, GH (b. 1958) |
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akwasi darko boateng Ghanaian politician, GH (b. 1967) |
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ozwald boateng English fashion designer, GB (b. 1967) |
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| e. a. boateng Ghanaian academic, GH (b. 1920) |
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| francis edmund boateng Ghanaian diplomat, GH (b. 1923) |
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| george obeng boateng Politician (b. 1924) |
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ama pomaa boateng Ghanaian politician, GH (b. 1975) |
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george boateng Dutch footballer, GH (b. 1975) |
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| kwaku boateng former Minister in Nkrumah government, GH (b. 1926) |
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edward boateng Ghanaian diplomat and politician, GH |
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auguster asantewa boateng Ghanaian journalist |
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george boateng German rapper, musician and association football player, DE (b. 1982) |
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