Bekamba Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bekamba Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekamba Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon771:269,72825,950
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814

Bekamba Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bekamba Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bekamba occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bekamba.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekamba? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bekamba is the 1,612,213th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bekamba live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Bekamba is most common in Cameroon, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 269,728. In Cameroon Bekamba is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 95 percent reside, South Region, where 3 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 33 percent reside and Uganda, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beckamba931/
Bekaimbay881/
Bokamba863,945/
Bakamba863,649/
Bekomba86250/
Bikamba86184/
Bekambo8621/
Bekambe862/
Bekambi861/
Bekemba861/
Bekamva861/
Boikamba8076/
Bekembay8011/
Bockamba8010/
Bekoumba801/
Biokamba801/
Wekhamba801/
Betkambi801/
Baikamba801/
Bokahamba754/
Bokomba715,113/
Bekombe712,486/
Bakambo711,401/
Bikomba711,082/
Bekombo71951/
Wekomba71794/
Bakemba71554/
Bakomba71251/
Bekembo71201/
Bikambo71145/
Bokemba71137/
Bikambi7193/
Bokambo7180/
Bikamua7156/
Bikamwa7135/
Bikambe7122/
Bikemba715/
Bacomba712/
Bekombi711/
Becomba711/
Bocamba711/
Vekambe711/
Bekanwa711/
Wekhomba67283/
Beekombo67109/
Bokoumba6769/
Bhekembo6722/
Bekanwah6714/
Backemba675/
Beckombo674/
Bokombay672/
Bikamboh671/
Baikambi671/
Bakaumbo671/
Bakambey671/
Bakambeu671/
Bakambei671/
Bikoumba671/
Bokombai671/
Bekombie671/
Waikamba671/
Bikambou671/

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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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