Bakwena Surname
Approximately 574 people bear this surname
Bakwena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 552 | 1:3,962 | 575 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bakwena (188) may also be a first name.
Bakwena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakwena Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bakwena is found most frequently in Botswana. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bakwena.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakwena? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 554,992nd most widespread family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 12,696,073 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bakwena are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Bakwena is also the 663,277th most widespread forename throughout the world, borne by 188 people.
It is most widely held in Botswana, where it is borne by 552 people, or 1 in 3,962. Without taking into account Botswana it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 3 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakweana | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bakwana | 86 | 195 | / |
| Bakwina | 86 | 172 | / |
| Bakweno | 86 | 48 | / |
| Bakwene | 86 | 45 | / |
| Bagwena | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bakuena | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bakweni | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bangwena | 80 | 34 | / |
| Bagwenga | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bankweno | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhakwana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakwaana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakweene | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baakwana | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakwenyi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vhakwena | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baguena | 71 | 1,430 | / |
| Bokwana | 71 | 959 | / |
| Bokweni | 71 | 347 | / |
| Bagwana | 71 | 72 | / |
| Bagwene | 71 | 22 | / |
| Bakwini | 71 | 19 | / |
| Bekwana | 71 | 14 | / |
| Vagwena | 71 | 9 | / |
| Vakweni | 71 | 7 | / |
| Bakueno | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bacwana | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bekwina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakuina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bagweni | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bagwona | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bacwene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baquena | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhagwana | 67 | 55 | / |
| Bhokwana | 67 | 43 | / |
| Bhokweni | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bahgwana | 67 | 5 | / |
| Baguenaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bangweno | 67 | 4 | / |
| Basquena | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bonkweni | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bokwenge | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bagouena | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bagwaana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangweny | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bankueni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bankueno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bacwengo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mpakweni | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boekwana | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bakwena
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