Bekebeke Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Bekebeke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekebeke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1071:506,33441,014
Lesotho221:92,38910,629
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Bekebeke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bekebeke occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bekebeke click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekebeke? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,565,797th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bekebeke are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Bekebeke is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 107 people, or 1 in 506,334. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Northern Cape, where 75 percent reside, North West, where 10 percent reside and Western Cape, where 7 percent reside. Apart from South Africa Bekebeke exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Lesotho, where 17 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 1 percent reside.

Bekebeke Last Name Statistics demography

Bekebeke earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 1.84% less than the national average, earning R 233,256 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhekebheke891/
Bekhebekh821/
Bakeboke751/
Vekeveke751/
Bekibik674/
Bechebeche672/
Bekkevik6343/
Bechibeche561/
Bechebechi561/
Bäckevik5040/
Bakobaki5027/
Bakabeke501/
Bekabeke501/

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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 Bekebeke
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