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 Political Affiliation
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Bako Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bako Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bako (Arabic: بكو, Georgian: ბაკო, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻛﻮ, Hindi: बाको, Marathi: बाको, Oriya: ବାେକା, Russian: Бако) occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Bakó, Bakô, Báko or Bäko. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bako? popularity and diffusion
Bako is the 2,341st most commonly held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 31,063 people. The surname Bako is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Bako are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 54 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 14,159th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 68,237 people.
This surname is most common in Nigeria, where it is held by 106,180 people, or 1 in 1,668. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Kaduna, where 14 percent live, Taraba, where 9 percent live and Kano, where 8 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 108 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 23 percent live and Niger, where 12 percent live.
Bako Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Bako surname is chiefly 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 Bako are 0.88% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.35% being registered with the 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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