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 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
| 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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