Because Surname
Approximately 177 people bear this surname
Because Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Because (126) may also be a first name.
Because Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Because Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Because is found most frequently in Malawi. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Because.
How Common Is The Last Name Because? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,286,243rd most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Because reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Because is also the 829,183rd most common first name on earth, borne by 126 people.
The surname Because is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Without taking into account Malawi Because is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 6 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 5 percent live.
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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 Because
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