Bakupa Surname

1,359,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bakupa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakupa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1571:470,57138,110
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559

Bakupa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bakupa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bakupa is found most in The DR Congo. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakupa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bakupa is the 1,359,010th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 44,708,871 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Bakupa are found; 96 percent are found in Central Africa and 96 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 157 people, or 1 in 470,571. Not including The DR Congo Bakupa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 2 percent reside and Belgium, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakoupa921/
Bakhupa921/
Baikupa921/
Wakupa83300/
Bokupa835/
Bakupe835/
Bakipa834/
Bakupi834/
Vakupa832/
Vadkupa777/
Bakhupi771/
Bekupha771/
Wadkuppa7149/
Wokupa67127/
Bokipa679/
Bacupo671/
Bokhaupat671/
Bekipa671/
Bacuipo622/
Baquipo621/
Bokoupo621/
Bascoupe571/
Boukoupep531/
Vacupi501/

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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 Bakupa
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