Bakisu Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Bakisu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 51 | 1:3,473,387 | 102,969 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
Bakisu (1,059) may also be a first name.
Bakisu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakisu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bakisu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakisu? popularity and diffusion
Bakisu is the 2,414,640th most widespread surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bakisu reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bakisu is also the 245,945th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 1,059 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 3,473,387. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Zamfara, where 47 percent reside, Gombe, where 25 percent reside and Sokoto, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Bakisu exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 10 percent reside and Uganda, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baikisu | 92 | 26 | / |
| Bakishu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Baukisu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Backisu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bakkisu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bakitsu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bakisou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bakissou | 86 | 9 | / |
| Bakusu | 83 | 76 | / |
| Bakiju | 83 | 36 | / |
| Bekisu | 83 | 13 | / |
| Bakesu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vakisu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bajkissou | 80 | 12 | / |
| Backissou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakusau | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bokkisu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Baketsu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Buikisu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bakushu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Behkisu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bachishu | 71 | 66 | / |
| Bakessou | 71 | 11 | / |
| Bakishoo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bekesu | 67 | 177 | / |
| Bakuzu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Bokusu | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bokesu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bacizu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bakecu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekaissou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Bakisu
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