Bekebe Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bekebe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekebe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724

Bekebe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bekebe occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekebe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bekebe is the 5,213,395th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. Bekebe is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bekebe reside; 57 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent are found and Cameroon, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakebe8387/
Bokebe8340/
Bekibe8321/
Bekobe8319/
Bekabe8313/
Bekebi836/
Bikebe831/
Beqebe831/
Vekebe831/
Bekebai7711/
Bejkeby779/
Bekebay772/
Bakebeh771/
Baikebe771/
Beckybei711/
Bikeba67179/
Bakebi67139/
Bikebi6768/
Bekobi674/
Bokeby673/
Becabe672/
Beekeebai671/
Bokebi671/
Bekabi671/

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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 Bekebe
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