Bekeng Surname

1,353,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 164 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bekeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1401:148,35016,370
Norway181:285,68329,080
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Bekeng (37) may also be a first name.

Bekeng Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bekeng is held by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekeng? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,353,468th most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 44,436,256 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Bekeng are found; 85 percent are found in Central Africa and 76 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bekeng is also the 1,688,769th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 37 people.

Bekeng is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is borne by 140 people, or 1 in 148,350. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 39 percent are found, Southwest Region, where 37 percent are found and East Region, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Bekeng occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 11 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Bekeng Last Name Statistics demography

Bekeng earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Norway they earn 79.27% more than the national average, earning 620,423 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bekkeng9217/
Beekeng921/
Beukeng921/
Bekng911/
Bekengue8614/
Bokeng83312/
Beking83235/
Bakeng8396/
Bikeng8323/
Beceng8323/
Bekengova801/
Becking771,439/
Bekking77380/
Beeking77120/
Bakkeng7763/
Bedking7733/
Bekkenk7730/
Backeng7727/
Bokieng7716/
Becheng772/
Baikeng772/
Bahkeng771/
Bikieng771/
Baeking771/
Boeking771/
Bokng731/
Beeching711,864/
Boecking71242/
Beecheng714/
Beicheng712/
Beckings711/
Bikengue711/
Beecking710/
Beacheng710/
Baking671,607/
Bekink67288/
Boking67120/
Biking6782/
Böking6737/
Biceng674/
Becing671/
Bequengue671/
Bekinc671/
Beknke671/
Bickng671/

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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 Bekeng
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