Bekenya Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Bekenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 67 | 1:808,622 | 54,680 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Bekenya Demographics
Average Bekenya Salary in
South Africa
R 169,860
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bekenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bekenya occurs most in South Africa. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bekenya is the 2,237,939th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bekenya are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
Bekenya is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 808,622. In South Africa Bekenya is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 73 percent live and Gauteng, where 27 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa Bekenya exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 6 percent live and The DR Congo, where 1 percent live.
Bekenya Last Name Statistics demography
Bekenya earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.52% less than the national average, earning R 169,860 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhekenya | 93 | 20 | / |
| Behekenya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bikenya | 86 | 7 | / |
| Bechenya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Beykinya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bekyonya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beckenhau | 75 | 1 | / |
| Becenia | 71 | 10 | / |
| Vekenia | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bekigna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bekenio | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bikenja | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bychenya | 67 | 80 | / |
| Boykinya | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bechenia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vekainya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bekainyo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bechenea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boikenyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bequenha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bikinja | 57 | 48 | / |
| Becenio | 57 | 35 | / |
| Bicenia | 57 | 4 | / |
| Becenjo | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bychenia | 53 | 11 | / |
| Bechinia | 53 | 2 | / |
| Beqainia | 53 | 1 | / |
| Bequignat | 50 | 15 | / |
| Bishkinia | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Bekenya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis