Bakwe Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

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

Bakwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2331:317,08028,591
Cameroon461:451,50137,608
Uganda251:1,561,57156,175
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397

Bakwe (94) may also be a first name.

Bakwe Last Name Facts

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

Bakwe is more commonly found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakwe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bakwe is the 807,857th most frequently used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. The surname Bakwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Bakwe live; 80 percent live in Central Africa and 80 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 980,251st most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 94 people.

The last name is most common in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 317,080. Barring The DR Congo this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 13 percent live and Uganda, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakwey9142/
Bakwei9112/
Bakwie911/
Bakhwe911/
Bakwea911/
Bakwer911/
Bakweu911/
Bahkwe911/
Baikwe911/
Baukwe911/
Baakwe911/
Bakw8914/
Bhankwe839/
Bakweha831/
Bankweh831/
Bakweet831/
Bokwe807,496/
Bagwe802,397/
Bakwa801,831/
Bakue80126/
Bekwe8094/
Bakwi8015/
Baqwe804/
Bakhw802/
Bacwe801/
Vakwe801/
Bakwai731,718/
Baikwa73141/
Bhokwe7390/
Bokhwe7355/
Bankwi7332/
Backwa7328/
Bakway7325/
Bakhwi7317/
Mpakwe7316/
Bagwes7312/
Bacwed738/
Bhakwi737/
Bhagwe736/
Baskue734/
Bankue734/
Baigwe734/
Baakue733/
Beikwe733/
Bakwoy733/
Baagwe732/
Bokwer732/
Bhakwa732/
Bagweu731/
Baghwe731/
Backue731/
Bakuhe731/
Bakwoi731/
Bekweh731/
Bokwea731/
Bokwed731/
Buikwe731/
Bakwoa731/
Bakwui731/
Bakuey731/
Bagwea731/
Bagwee731/
Beakwa731/
Beckwe731/
Bacwet731/
Baakwa731/
Baakwi731/
Bokwes731/
Bokwue731/
Bagwer730/
Baukwecht713/
Backway67142/
Bagweiz6755/
Bhaikwa6729/
Bhokhwe6718/
Beckwee6710/
Bhangwe679/
Bakhwhi676/
Bakkwai675/
Bakueyi674/
Bookhwe674/
Bongkwe673/
Bhadkwd672/
Boukwei672/
Bakhwai672/
Bakoueh672/
Bazkuez671/
Baskuez671/
Bakkues671/
Baghwer671/
Baikwoi671/
Baakwai671/
Beekwee671/
Bonkwey671/
Bakuoie671/
Bagweed671/
Bagweid671/
Bagweih671/
Bagwije671/
Bangwee671/
Bangweh671/
Bankwui671/
Bankwoi671/
Bakouet671/
Bakhwaj671/

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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 Bakwe
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