Bekabye Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Bekabye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 69 | 1:565,787 | 30,812 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bekabye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekabye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bekabye is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekabye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,273,756th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Bekabye is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bekabye live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
It is most numerous in Uganda, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 565,787. In Uganda it is primarily concentrated in: Wakiso District, where 33 percent are found, Luuka District, where 25 percent are found and Kampala District, where 16 percent are found. Beside Uganda Bekabye occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beekabye | 93 | 2 | / |
| Bekaabye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bakobye | 71 | 270 | / |
| Bikobye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bekabai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bikkabee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bikabayi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byokobye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakoobye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekhovaya | 63 | 33 | / |
| Bikabai | 57 | 3 | / |
| Bicaboy | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bekoubou | 53 | 386 | / |
| Bekhovoy | 53 | 30 | / |
| Mpekabau | 53 | 21 | / |
| Bescobey | 53 | 9 | / |
| Bikkabai | 53 | 3 | / |
| Bhikabai | 53 | 2 | / |
| Becaveio | 53 | 1 | / |
| Boykabou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bikabhai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bikabaji | 53 | 1 | / |
| Vekaubai | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bhikabhai | 50 | 46 | / |
| Bhikhabai | 50 | 4 | / |
| Bhikkabai | 50 | 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 Bekabye
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis