Bechwa Surname
2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana
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 found most frequently in Botswana. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bechwa? popularity and diffusion
Bechwa is the 2,506,728th most prevalent last name on earth, held by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bechwa live; 93 percent live in Southern Africa and 93 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently held in Botswana, where it is held by 55 people, or 1 in 39,762. Beside Botswana Bechwa occurs in one country. It is also found in Kenya, where 7 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 Bechwa
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