Bakanga Surname
Approximately 957 people bear this surname
Bakanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 746 | 1:99,034 | 11,142 |
| Tanzania | 87 | 1:608,524 | 37,695 |
| Congo | 82 | 1:60,843 | 5,526 |
| Uganda | 34 | 1:1,148,214 | 47,064 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Bakanga (150) may also be a first name.
Bakanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bakanga occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakanga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bakanga is the 374,335th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,614,991 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bakanga reside; 87 percent reside in Central Africa and 87 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 752,187th most commonly occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 150 people.
Bakanga is most prevalent in The DR Congo, where it is held by 746 people, or 1 in 99,034. Besides The DR Congo this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 9 percent live and The Congo, where 9 percent live.
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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 Bakanga
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