Bechwa Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Bechwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 55 | 1:39,762 | 7,636 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Bechwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bechwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bechwa is borne by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bechwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bechwa is the 2,506,728th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bechwa live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Bechwa is most common in Botswana, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 39,762. Other than Botswana this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 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 Bechwa
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