Surname בואה (Boa 
, בואה 
) , around the globe, is a common cognomen. The cognomen בואה is characteristic of Ivory Coast, where it is quite a common surname, Fiji, where it is quite a rare surname, and Angola. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Ivory Coast, Brazil, and Angola. Very seldom, בואה is the forename as well as the last name.