Bakwenye Surname
Approximately 91 people bear this surname
Bakwenye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 89 | 1:1,990,368 | 70,088 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Bakwenye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakwenye Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bakwenye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bakwenye click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakwenye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,955,159th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 80,082,922 people. The surname Bakwenye is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bakwenye live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 89 people, or 1 in 1,990,368. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 29 percent reside, Plateau, where 24 percent reside and Delta, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Bakwenye occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 1 percent reside and Uganda, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakwinye | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bakwuynye | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bakwinya | 75 | 47 | / |
| Bokwenge | 75 | 2 | / |
| Bhagwanjee | 56 | 14 | / |
| Bangouegne | 56 | 5 | / |
| Bounguenye | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bangouenie | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bagwanje | 50 | 139 | / |
| Bagwanji | 50 | 22 | / |
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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 Bakwenye
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