Bakanke Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bakanke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakanke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Bakanke Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bakanke is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bakanke.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakanke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bakanke is the 2,580,327th most common surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Bakanke is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bakanke live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 98 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 741,752. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 57 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 36 percent reside and West Region, where 7 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 48 percent reside and Indonesia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakankie9327/
Bakankeu9325/
Bakannke931/
Bakkanke931/
Bakeaneke881/
Bakonke866/
Bakanki862/
Vakanke861/
Bakhankesh821/
Bakankio8011/
Bakangue806/
Bacankeu801/
Bakang771,978/
Bakankova7526/
Baskankız755/
Bakankuha751/
Başkankiz751/
Bakhankova71368/
Bakkang71140/
Bakonka7175/
Bakaang7117/
Backang7116/
Bakhang717/
Bakanca716/
Bakaung715/
Bakanqa713/
Bhakang711/
Bokonke711/
Bokangue6770/
Bacancea6710/
Bakahang674/
Bhaikang671/
Bakhonka671/
Bakonkoi671/
Boukanki671/
Bakhaing671/

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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 Bakanke
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