Bako Surname
Approximately 234,606 people bear this surname
Bako Surname User-submission:
In Hungarian, Bakó means 'hangman'.
Bako Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 106,180 | 1:1,668 | 219 |
| Uganda | 54,972 | 1:710 | 46 |
| Niger | 28,021 | 1:685 | 114 |
| Burkina Faso | 15,485 | 1:1,185 | 181 |
| Madagascar | 4,657 | 1:5,078 | 1,045 |
| Indonesia | 4,552 | 1:29,053 | 3,428 |
| Benin | 2,846 | 1:3,632 | 457 |
| Chad | 1,733 | 1:7,843 | 1,090 |
| Romania | 1,575 | 1:12,748 | 1,625 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,547 | 1:9,979 | 1,251 |
| Syria | 1,344 | 1:14,361 | 1,139 |
| Togo | 1,260 | 1:5,752 | 1,143 |
| Cameroon | 1,179 | 1:17,616 | 2,413 |
| Ghana | 1,108 | 1:24,387 | 2,946 |
| DR Congo | 1,101 | 1:67,102 | 7,913 |
| Albania | 937 | 1:3,110 | 564 |
| Ivory Coast | 732 | 1:31,518 | 2,126 |
| United States | 651 | 1:556,773 | 45,921 |
| Slovakia | 594 | 1:8,984 | 963 |
| Solomon Islands | 498 | 1:1,165 | 50 |
| Papua New Guinea | 332 | 1:24,559 | 2,704 |
| Iraq | 320 | 1:109,443 | 3,199 |
| Pakistan | 227 | 1:786,977 | 11,266 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Germany | 168 | 1:479,199 | 41,567 |
| Serbia | 158 | 1:45,221 | 4,504 |
| England | 152 | 1:366,566 | 26,048 |
| France | 147 | 1:451,855 | 64,822 |
| Japan | 136 | 1:940,032 | 19,489 |
| Russia | 136 | 1:1,059,728 | 80,341 |
| Turkey | 134 | 1:580,757 | 31,553 |
| Belarus | 112 | 1:84,831 | 13,432 |
| Czechia | 112 | 1:94,942 | 15,795 |
| India | 108 | 1:7,102,457 | 156,472 |
| Hungary | 106 | 1:92,606 | 9,092 |
| Canada | 96 | 1:383,808 | 34,152 |
| South Africa | 95 | 1:570,292 | 44,274 |
| Ukraine | 73 | 1:623,599 | 67,538 |
| Croatia | 66 | 1:64,070 | 11,714 |
| Poland | 64 | 1:593,887 | 54,038 |
| Sweden | 59 | 1:166,894 | 11,603 |
| Greece | 48 | 1:230,829 | 35,705 |
| Philippines | 47 | 1:2,154,005 | 122,929 |
| Kazakhstan | 39 | 1:453,397 | 34,287 |
| Brazil | 38 | 1:5,633,535 | 140,199 |
| New Caledonia | 36 | 1:7,673 | 1,760 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Iran | 33 | 1:2,326,743 | 78,121 |
| Australia | 32 | 1:843,616 | 52,533 |
| Israel | 30 | 1:285,254 | 25,178 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Austria | 23 | 1:370,236 | 39,193 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| Jordan | 19 | 1:465,391 | 12,761 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Congo | 8 | 1:623,637 | 15,053 |
| Lebanon | 8 | 1:704,635 | 14,756 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Kosovo | 7 | 1:265,981 | 8,180 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 1:589,400 | 14,340 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1:624,258 | 19,750 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
The alternate forms: Bakó (6,769), Bakô (1), Báko (1) & Bäko (1) are calculated separately.
Bako (68,237) may also be a first name.
Bako Surname Meaning
Bako Demographics
Bako Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Bako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bako Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bako (Arabic: بكو, Georgian: ბაკო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻛﻮ, Hindi: बाको, Marathi: बाको, Oriya: ବାେକା, Russian: Бако) is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Bakó, Bakô, Báko or Bäko. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bako? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bako is the 2,341st most commonly held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 31,063 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Bako live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 54 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bako is also the 14,159th most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 68,237 people.
Bako is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 106,180 people, or 1 in 1,668. In Nigeria Bako is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 14 percent are found, Taraba, where 9 percent are found and Kano, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 108 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 23 percent are found and Niger, where 12 percent are found.
Bako Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (100%) in Lebanon, Muslim (63%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Bako surname are 0.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.35% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bako earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.39% more than the national average, earning R 385,896 per year; in United States they earn 7.35% less than the national average, earning $39,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.85% more than the national average, earning $54,577 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bako Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bako in the Georgian language | ||
| ბაკო | bako | - |
| Bako in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻛﻮ | bakw | - |
| Bako in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାେକା | baeka | - |
| Bako in the Marathi language | ||
| बाको | bako | 82.61 |
| बको | bako | 17.39 |
| Bako in the Hindi language | ||
| बाको | bako | 60 |
| बको | bako | 40 |
| Bako in the Russian language | ||
| Бако | bako | - |
| Bako in the Arabic language | ||
| بكو | bkw | - |
| بعقو | bqw | - |
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