Bakyu Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bakyu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakyu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria261:6,813,183158,601
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Bakyu (11) may also be a first name.

Bakyu Last Name Facts

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

Bakyu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bakyu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakyu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bakyu is the 3,798,600th most widely held last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Bakyu reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bakyu is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 6,813,183. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Nasarawa, where 88 percent reside and Abia, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Bulgaria, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Baskuyu831/
Bakeyou831/
Bakiu801,482/
Bokyu8011/
Bakiju7336/
Bakuju7317/
Bakiou736/
Baskiu731/
Bakhiu731/
Baakiu731/
Vakoyu731/
Bakoiu731/
Bakioui67271/
Backéus67110/
Bozkuyu6753/
Backius6730/
Bokoyou6713/
Baikihu675/
Bakkoju673/
Baekeju671/
Baskius670/

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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 Bakyu
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