Bakanya Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Bakanya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakanya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda4881:79,9998,577
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baakanya936/
Bakaanya934/
Baukanya931/
Bokanya86365/
Bakonya8673/
Bakanja8654/
Bakanea8641/
Bakanyo865/
Bakanha861/
Bakania861/
Beykanya8014/
Bakhonya805/
Mpakanya803/
Bakounya802/
Boikanya802/
Baikanyo801/
Baskania801/
Bakoonya801/
Beikanya801/
Vakhanya801/
Vhakanya801/
Bokagna71800/
Bakanho71154/
Bokonya7169/
Bokania7158/
Bakonyo7134/
Bokanyo7111/
Bacania7110/
Bakanjo714/
Bokanja713/
Bacanyo711/
Boikanyo677,760/
Vakhania67561/
Mpakania6714/
Boykanyo676/
Vakhonya672/
Bockanyo671/
Boukanyo671/
Boukanja671/
Boukania671/
Botkanyo671/
Bakkachennayya671/
Bojkanyo671/

Bakanya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bakanya in the Marathi language
बकंयाbakanya57.14
बकान्याbakan'ya14.29
बामनपोbamanapo14.29
बाकन्याbakan'ya14.29
Bakanya in the Bengali language
বারকন্যাbarakan'ya50
বাকন্যাbakan'ya50
Bakanya in the Hindi language
बकंयाbakanya50
कन्याkan'ya50

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Footnotes

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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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