Bakwo Surname
Approximately 2,291 people bear this surname
Bakwo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,023 | 1:87,564 | 6,124 |
| Cameroon | 210 | 1:98,900 | 11,715 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Niger | 12 | 1:1,599,335 | 32,126 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Bakwo (397) may also be a first name.
Bakwo Demographics
Bakwo Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Bakwo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bakwo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bakwo occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bakwo? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 185,040th most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,180,945 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bakwo are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 433,463rd most frequently occurring first name in the world, held by 397 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 2,023 people, or 1 in 87,564. In Nigeria Bakwo is most frequent in: Kogi, where 34 percent live, Nasarawa, where 28 percent live and Kaduna, where 8 percent live. Outside of Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 9 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.
Bakwo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Bakwo last name is primarily Christian (57%) in Nigeria.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakwoy | 91 | 3 | / |
| Bakwoo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bakwoa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bakwoi | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bankwoi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Baikwoi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bakwa | 80 | 1,831 | / |
| Bokwo | 80 | 197 | / |
| Bacwo | 80 | 32 | / |
| Bagwo | 80 | 23 | / |
| Bakuo | 80 | 14 | / |
| Bekwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Backwood | 77 | 12 | / |
| Baukwhot | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baikwa | 73 | 141 | / |
| Baekwa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Backwa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Bagwoh | 73 | 13 | / |
| Baikuo | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bokwoo | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bhakwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bahgwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baakwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bagwou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakhwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhakuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bekwoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bonkwo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakuoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakwaï | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bagwoo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beakwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhaikwa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Bankwah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bahagwo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakuoie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhakwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakkwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baikwad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokwott | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bakwo
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