Bakeka Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bakeka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakeka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1031:717,27751,618
Burkina Faso251:734,0848,477
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Bakeka Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bakeka Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bakeka is held by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakeka? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,537,949th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 53,981,822 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bakeka live; 77 percent live in Central Africa and 77 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 717,277. Not including The DR Congo this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Burkina Faso, where 19 percent reside and Uganda, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakieka921,226/
Bakeika922/
Bakaka83493/
Bakoka83266/
Bokeka83228/
Bakeke83223/
Bakika83157/
Bekeka8358/
Bakyka8334/
Vakeka8312/
Baqeka837/
Bakeki836/
Bakeko836/
Baceka831/
Bakkeskau8015/
Baikoka77205/
Bakuika77116/
Baikeke7737/
Bakokea7721/
Bhakaka776/
Bakyoka775/
Bhaqeka774/
Bakaaka773/
Bakoika773/
Bakhaka773/
Bakokai772/
Bakocka772/
Bakekou772/
Bakakha771/
Bakeker771/
Bakkaka771/
Hbakaka771/
Baekaka771/
Baekoka771/
Bakakah771/
Bakakka771/
Bakheko771/
Bakikay771/
Bakokah771/
Bhekeka771/
Bakheakhat751/
Bakaikoa7164/
Bakeshko7143/
Bakkakka7123/
Bakajska715/
Bakaykay713/
Bakhokha711/
Baikyoka711/
Bakaijka711/
Bakedkid711/
Bakiecki711/
Bakoko672,018/
Bokoka671,126/
Bekoka67386/
Bokeke67384/
Bakako67379/
Bokaka67355/
Bakiki67196/
Vakeca67156/
Bakaco67133/
Bokeko67126/
Bekako67120/
Bakica6794/
Bekaka6793/
Bacoka6761/
Bokika6749/
Bakaqa6749/
Bakiko6726/
Bakyko6721/
Bokeki674/
Bacika673/
Bekika672/
Backescki672/
Bakaca672/
Bacaka672/
Baceko671/
Bakoqa671/
Baceca671/
Boukeskas671/
Bekaca671/
Bekeko671/
Vakyka671/
Vokeka671/

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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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  • 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 Bakeka
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