Bekewe Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Bekewe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
Bekewe (15) may also be a first name.
Bekewe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekewe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bekewe is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekewe? popularity and diffusion
Bekewe is the 2,483,783rd most numerous last name globally It is held by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bekewe reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bekewe is also the 2,900,335th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria Bekewe is most common in: Ondo, where 78 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Oyo, where 5 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Costa Rica, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bekewei | 92 | 353 | / |
| Bekeawe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bekeiwe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bekewie | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bekewer | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bekawe | 83 | 27 | / |
| Bekiwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bekewa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bokewe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bekeeva | 77 | 1,496 | / |
| Vekeawe | 77 | 55 | / |
| Bekowei | 77 | 22 | / |
| Bhekiwe | 77 | 8 | / |
| Beakeaw | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bakewei | 77 | 2 | / |
| Biekiwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhekawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bekiewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bechewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bekewich | 71 | 8 | / |
| Biekeeva | 71 | 7 | / |
| Beykeeva | 71 | 2 | / |
| Beckowei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bekevets | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beckever | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bokowe | 67 | 116 | / |
| Bekawy | 67 | 101 | / |
| Bakowe | 67 | 44 | / |
| Bekiwa | 67 | 27 | / |
| Bikiwe | 67 | 27 | / |
| Bikawe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bekibe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bakawe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Boykew | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bokawe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bekawi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bakiwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bikeew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vekebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beqebe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beckhoeve | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beckewith | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekiwi | 67 | 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 Bekewe
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