Bakalag Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bakalag Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakalag Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Bakalag Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bakalag Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bakalag is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakalag? popularity and diffusion

Bakalag is the 3,228,735th most frequent last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Bakalag is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Bakalag are found; 95 percent are found in Central Africa and 95 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon Bakalag is most common in: Littoral Region, where 77 percent are found, Centre Region, where 9 percent are found and South Region, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Bakalag is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Hong Kong, where 3 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakalak8643/
Bakalac8610/
Vakalag861/
Bakhalak80235/
Bakalack8035/
Bhakalak801/
Vakkalag801/
Baikalak801/
Bakhalakh757/
Bhatkalak751/
Backalake750/
Bakelak71155/
Bakelac7113/
Bakalakova714/
Bocalag711/
Bakolog711/
Vakalak711/
Bakelack6730/
Bakhelak671/
Bascaylak639/
Bakhalouk632/
Vakhalakh632/
Bocalak579/
Bacolog571/
Bascolak5313/
Baqoulak534/
Bocatlog531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bakalag
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