Bekemen Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bekemen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekemen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1691:122,89414,008
France11:66,422,722504,397

Bekemen Last Name Facts

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

Bekemen occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekemen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bekemen is the 1,321,499th most commonly held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Bekemen live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The surname Bekemen is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 122,894. In Cameroon Bekemen is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 85 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 15 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It is also common in France, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beakemen930/
Bekkemoen8845/
Bekomen8612/
Bakemen863/
Beckemin800/
Bakkemoen7541/
Bakamen7138/
Bakomen7128/
Bikomen7117/
Beckamn718/
Bakemin714/
Buikemn712/
Bakimen711/
Beekamn711/
Bechemin67129/
Baikamen673/
Beckhamn672/
Beckamnn672/
Boekamnn671/
Backemin670/
Becquemin6314/
Beachemin638/
Boeckamnn631/
Bacamen573/
Bikomin572/
Bakimin571/
Backhamn535/
Bichemin533/
Bakhamin531/

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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 Bekemen
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