Bekala Surname
Approximately 363 people bear this surname
Bekala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 210 | 1:98,900 | 11,715 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| Ethiopia | 36 | 1:2,709,618 | 8,935 |
| Solomon Islands | 18 | 1:32,224 | 6,317 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Bekala (31) may also be a first name.
Bekala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekala Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bekala (Hindi: बेकाला, Marathi: बेकला, Russian: Бекала) is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekala? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bekala is the 780,352nd most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 20,075,884 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Bekala are found; 80 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used forename on earth, borne by 31 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 210 people, or 1 in 98,900. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 86 percent live, East Region, where 8 percent live and South Region, where 2 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 23 percent live and Ethiopia, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bekala Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bekala in the Hindi language | ||
| बेकाला | bekala | - |
| Bekala in the Marathi language | ||
| बेकला | bekala | - |
| Bekala in the Russian language | ||
| Бекала | bekala | - |
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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 Bekala
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