Bakanke Surname
Approximately 56 people bear this surname
Bakanke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 28 | 1:741,752 | 52,682 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
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 or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakanke? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,580,327th most common last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bakanke are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 741,752. In Cameroon it is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 57 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 36 percent are found and West Region, where 7 percent are found. Besides Cameroon Bakanke is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 48 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakankie | 93 | 27 | / |
| Bakankeu | 93 | 25 | / |
| Bakannke | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bakkanke | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bakeaneke | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bakonke | 86 | 6 | / |
| Bakanki | 86 | 2 | / |
| Vakanke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bakhankesh | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bakankio | 80 | 11 | / |
| Bakangue | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bacankeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakang | 77 | 1,978 | / |
| Bakankova | 75 | 26 | / |
| Baskankız | 75 | 5 | / |
| Bakankuha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Başkankiz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bakhankova | 71 | 368 | / |
| Bakkang | 71 | 140 | / |
| Bakonka | 71 | 75 | / |
| Bakaang | 71 | 17 | / |
| Backang | 71 | 16 | / |
| Bakhang | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bakanca | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bakaung | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bakanqa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bhakang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bokonke | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bokangue | 67 | 70 | / |
| Bacancea | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bakahang | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bhaikang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakhonka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakonkoi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukanki | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakhaing | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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