Bakanta Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Bakanta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Bakanta (19) may also be a first name.
Bakanta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakanta Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bakanta is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bakanta.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakanta? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,812,366th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Bakanta occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Bakanta live; 73 percent live in West Africa and 45 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bakanta is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 19 people.
The last name Bakanta is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,428,552. In Nigeria Bakanta is mostly concentrated in: Yobe, where 100 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 27 percent reside and Algeria, where 9 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baikanta | 93 | 4 | / |
| Baskantas | 88 | 13 | / |
| Bakonta | 86 | 32 | / |
| Bokanta | 86 | 5 | / |
| Bakanti | 86 | 5 | / |
| Bacanta | 86 | 5 | / |
| Bakante | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bakanto | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bekanta | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bakhanti | 80 | 321 | / |
| Bakkanti | 80 | 10 | / |
| Baikanti | 80 | 4 | / |
| Baikonta | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bhakanti | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bakhante | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baucanta | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakanter | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bashkantash | 78 | 4 | / |
| Baikontha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vakkantha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bacanto | 71 | 2,517 | / |
| Bacante | 71 | 603 | / |
| Vacanta | 71 | 166 | / |
| Bakonte | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bacanti | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bakonti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhakkantee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bokanti | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baconta | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bacantos | 67 | 138 | / |
| Baccanti | 67 | 78 | / |
| Baccante | 67 | 71 | / |
| Bakounti | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vakkante | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bacantes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakhante | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakanthi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokkanti | 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 Bakanta
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