Bakanya Surname
Approximately 576 people bear this surname
Bakanya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 488 | 1:79,999 | 8,577 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bakanya (11) may also be a first name.
Bakanya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakanya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bakanya (Bengali: বারকন্যা, Hindi: बकंया, Marathi: बकंया) occurs more in Uganda more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bakanya click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakanya? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 553,576th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 12,651,989 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bakanya live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Bakanya is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring given name at a global level It is held by 11 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Uganda, where it is carried by 488 people, or 1 in 79,999. In Uganda it is mostly concentrated in: Kiruhura District, where 11 percent reside, Sheema District, where 9 percent reside and Mitooma District, where 9 percent reside. Barring Uganda this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baakanya | 93 | 6 | / |
| Bakaanya | 93 | 4 | / |
| Baukanya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bokanya | 86 | 365 | / |
| Bakonya | 86 | 73 | / |
| Bakanja | 86 | 54 | / |
| Bakanea | 86 | 41 | / |
| Bakanyo | 86 | 5 | / |
| Bakanha | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bakania | 86 | 1 | / |
| Beykanya | 80 | 14 | / |
| Bakhonya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Mpakanya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bakounya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Boikanya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Baikanyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baskania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakoonya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beikanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vakhanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vhakanya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bokagna | 71 | 800 | / |
| Bakanho | 71 | 154 | / |
| Bokonya | 71 | 69 | / |
| Bokania | 71 | 58 | / |
| Bakonyo | 71 | 34 | / |
| Bokanyo | 71 | 11 | / |
| Bacania | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bakanjo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bokanja | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bacanyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boikanyo | 67 | 7,760 | / |
| Vakhania | 67 | 561 | / |
| Mpakania | 67 | 14 | / |
| Boykanyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vakhonya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bockanyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukanyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukanja | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukania | 67 | 1 | / |
| Botkanyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakkachennayya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bojkanyo | 67 | 1 | / |
Bakanya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bakanya in the Marathi language | ||
| बकंया | bakanya | 57.14 |
| बकान्या | bakan'ya | 14.29 |
| बामनपो | bamanapo | 14.29 |
| बाकन्या | bakan'ya | 14.29 |
| Bakanya in the Bengali language | ||
| বারকন্যা | barakan'ya | 50 |
| বাকন্যা | bakan'ya | 50 |
| Bakanya in the Hindi language | ||
| बकंया | bakanya | 50 |
| कन्या | kan'ya | 50 |
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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
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- 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 Bakanya
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