Bakena Surname
Approximately 838 people bear this surname
Bakena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 376 | 1:196,488 | 19,671 |
| Tanzania | 219 | 1:241,743 | 19,666 |
| Cameroon | 202 | 1:102,817 | 12,122 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Congo | 5 | 1:997,819 | 17,129 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Bakena (231) may also be a first name.
Bakena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bakena (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻛﻦ, Marathi: बकेना, Oriya: ବେକନା, Russian: Бакена) occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakena? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 415,385th most widespread last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 8,696,356 people. The last name Bakena is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bakena live; 69 percent live in Central Africa and 69 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 590,311th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 231 people.
It is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 196,488. Without taking into account The DR Congo Bakena exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 26 percent reside and Cameroon, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bakena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bakena in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻛﻦ | bakn | - |
| Bakena in the Oriya language | ||
| ବେକନା | bekana | - |
| Bakena in the Marathi language | ||
| बकेना | bakena | 80 |
| बाकेना | bakena | 20 |
| Bakena in the Russian language | ||
| Бакена | bakena | - |
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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 Bakena
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