Bekao Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bekao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1811:559,32762,686
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Bekao Last Name Facts

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

Bekao is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,022,958th most widely held last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Bekao reside; 73 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 58 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname Bekao is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 559,327. In The Philippines Bekao is most numerous in: Soccsksargen, where 78 percent reside, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 21 percent reside and Ilocos, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 14 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bekaoo911/
Beikao911/
Bekaiyo8311/
Bekoa80507/
Bakao80330/
Bokao80113/
Becao8036/
Bikao8010/
Bekahouh771/
Beekauoo771/
Bokaeo73602/
Baikao73298/
Beko'o73131/
Bakhao7373/
Bekoua7349/
Bagkao7310/
Becaho736/
Bokaho735/
Bikaou734/
Biokao733/
Baka'o732/
Beykoa732/
Vekaou732/
Bakaho732/
Bakaoi731/
Bekouo731/
Bekoah731/
Bokaoy731/
Bokkao731/
Bekeua731/
Bahkao731/
Backao731/
Bakauo731/
Biekoua67265/
Bokkaeo67232/
Baikaeo6760/
Beascoa6752/
Baikaou6724/
Biekouo6711/
Beqaoud679/
Beaskoa677/
Bakahou677/
Beacoat673/
Beukoua672/
Beskoua672/
Bikajjo672/
Bikahou671/
Bekhoua671/
Biskaou671/
Baikaoi671/

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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 Bekao
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