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
The surname Bakanya (Bengali: বারকন্যা, Hindi: बकंया, Marathi: बकंया) is more frequently found in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakanya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 553,576th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 12,651,989 people. The last name Bakanya is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bakanya are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 11 people.
The last name Bakanya is most numerous in Uganda, where it is carried by 488 people, or 1 in 79,999. In Uganda Bakanya is mostly concentrated in: Kiruhura District, where 11 percent reside, Sheema District, where 9 percent reside and Mitooma District, where 9 percent reside. Not including Uganda it is found in 5 countries. It is also found 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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