Bakankeu Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Bakankeu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Bakankeu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakankeu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bakankeu is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakankeu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,957,383rd most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Bakankeu reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Littoral Region, where 87 percent reside, Centre Region, where 4 percent reside and Far North Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon Bakankeu is found in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 4 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakanke | 93 | 56 | / |
| Bakanku | 93 | 4 | / |
| Bakankuş | 88 | 58 | / |
| Bakankie | 88 | 27 | / |
| Bakankus | 88 | 2 | / |
| Bacankeu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bakankye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bakannke | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bakkanke | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bakeaneke | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bakankuha | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bakonke | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bakanki | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bakanko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vakanke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakhankesh | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bakhanko | 75 | 40 | / |
| Bakankio | 75 | 11 | / |
| Bakankga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vakankie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bakatenko | 71 | 7 | / |
| Baskankız | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bhakankad | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bakasenka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Başkankiz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakanquit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boukankou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakonka | 67 | 75 | / |
| Bakanca | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bakanqa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bakachenko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakonko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokonke | 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 Bakankeu
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