Bankwe Surname
Approximately 173 people bear this surname
Bankwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 59 | 1:352,018 | 31,532 |
| Uganda | 53 | 1:736,590 | 36,183 |
| Zambia | 30 | 1:528,331 | 22,995 |
| Zimbabwe | 19 | 1:812,539 | 55,590 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Bankwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bankwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bankwe is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bankwe? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,305,105th most widespread last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 42,124,543 people. The last name Bankwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bankwe are found; 34 percent are found in Central Africa and 34 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.
Bankwe is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 352,018. In Cameroon it is most common in: Littoral Region, where 63 percent live, West Region, where 34 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 2 percent live. Beside Cameroon Bankwe is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 31 percent live and Zambia, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhankwe | 92 | 9 | / |
| Bankweh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bangkwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bangkwet | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bangwe | 83 | 6,753 | / |
| Bankwa | 83 | 412 | / |
| Bankwi | 83 | 32 | / |
| Bonkwe | 83 | 10 | / |
| Bankue | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bhankw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bamkwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bhangwe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bongkwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bankwoi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bankuie | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bankuer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bangwet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bangweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bangwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bainkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bonkwey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bankwui | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bankwai | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boonkwee | 71 | 30 | / |
| Bangkwit | 71 | 6 | / |
| Boonkwed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bankwaya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bankqued | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangkoue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bankquer | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bankwist | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bongwe | 67 | 2,011 | / |
| Bangwa | 67 | 1,143 | / |
| Banque | 67 | 1,015 | / |
| Bangue | 67 | 991 | / |
| Bangbe | 67 | 144 | / |
| Batingwed | 67 | 85 | / |
| Bankui | 67 | 63 | / |
| Bonkwi | 67 | 43 | / |
| Bonkwa | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bangwi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Banqwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bancue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vonkwe | 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 Bankwe
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