Bandekela Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

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

Bandekela Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bandekela Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1851:399,34933,942
Belgium261:442,17945,013

Bandekela Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bandekela is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bandekela? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,140,742nd most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 34,538,132 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Bandekela reside; 88 percent reside in Central Africa and 88 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 185 people, or 1 in 399,349. Aside from The DR Congo Bandekela exists in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 12 percent reside.

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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 Bandekela
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