Bakoye Surname
Approximately 8,202 people bear this surname
Bakoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 8,145 | 1:2,356 | 250 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Uganda | 16 | 1:2,439,955 | 72,451 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Bakoye (813) may also be a first name.
Bakoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bakoye is found in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakoye? popularity and diffusion
It is the 61,314th most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 888,508 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bakoye reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Bakoye is also the 286,673rd most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 813 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 8,145 people, or 1 in 2,356. In Niger it is most numerous in: Maradi Region, where 86 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 10 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Niger this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 0 percent are found and Uganda, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Bakoye
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