Bekang Surname

1,518,885th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bekang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1051:197,80120,464
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bekang (62) may also be a first name.

Bekang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bekang is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Bekang click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekang? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bekang is the 1,518,885th most frequently occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 53,193,766 people. Bekang occurs predominantly in Africa, where 77 percent of Bekang reside; 75 percent reside in Central Africa and 75 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bekang is also the 1,246,114th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 62 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 105 people, or 1 in 197,801. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 51 percent live, South Region, where 30 percent live and Littoral Region, where 14 percent live. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 12 percent live and Indonesia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bekaing925/
Biekang921/
Bekeang921/
Beikang921/
Bakang831,978/
Bokang83448/
Bekong83220/
Bikang83171/
Becang8313/
Bekoung77640/
Bakkang77140/
Boikang7771/
Bakaang7717/
Backang7716/
Bitkang7713/
Bakhang777/
Bakaung775/
Bekoing774/
Bekeing772/
Bokaing772/
Boekong771/
Beikong771/
Bikangs771/
Bhakang771/
Bokeang771/
Bhikang771/
Bekongue7111/
Bikahang7110/
Bakahang714/
Bhaikang711/
Bakhaing711/
Bacong673,550/
Bacang672,630/
Bakong67337/
Bokong67268/
Bikong67223/
Becong67217/
Bocang6733/
Vekong671/

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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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  • 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 Bekang
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