Bekamba Surname
Approximately 125 people bear this surname
Bekamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 77 | 1:269,728 | 25,950 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
Bekamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bekamba is found most in Cameroon. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,612,213th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bekamba reside; 94 percent reside in Central Africa and 94 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 269,728. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 95 percent reside, South Region, where 3 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckamba | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bekaimbay | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bokamba | 86 | 3,945 | / |
| Bakamba | 86 | 3,649 | / |
| Bekomba | 86 | 250 | / |
| Bikamba | 86 | 184 | / |
| Bekambo | 86 | 21 | / |
| Bekambe | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bekambi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bekemba | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bekamva | 86 | 1 | / |
| Boikamba | 80 | 76 | / |
| Bekembay | 80 | 11 | / |
| Bockamba | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bekoumba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Biokamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wekhamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Betkambi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baikamba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bokahamba | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bokomba | 71 | 5,113 | / |
| Bekombe | 71 | 2,486 | / |
| Bakambo | 71 | 1,401 | / |
| Bikomba | 71 | 1,082 | / |
| Bekombo | 71 | 951 | / |
| Wekomba | 71 | 794 | / |
| Bakemba | 71 | 554 | / |
| Bakomba | 71 | 251 | / |
| Bekembo | 71 | 201 | / |
| Bikambo | 71 | 145 | / |
| Bokemba | 71 | 137 | / |
| Bikambi | 71 | 93 | / |
| Bokambo | 71 | 80 | / |
| Bikamua | 71 | 56 | / |
| Bikamwa | 71 | 35 | / |
| Bikambe | 71 | 22 | / |
| Bikemba | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bacomba | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bekombi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Becomba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bocamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vekambe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bekanwa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wekhomba | 67 | 283 | / |
| Beekombo | 67 | 109 | / |
| Bokoumba | 67 | 69 | / |
| Bhekembo | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bekanwah | 67 | 14 | / |
| Backemba | 67 | 5 | / |
| Beckombo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bokombay | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bikamboh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baikambi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakaumbo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakambey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakambeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakambei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bikoumba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokombai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekombie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waikamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bikambou | 67 | 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
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- 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 Bekamba
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