Bekewe Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bekewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345

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

Bekewe is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of Bekewe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekewe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bekewe is the 2,483,783rd most commonly occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bekewe are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 15 people.

The surname Bekewe is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 3,002,420. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Ondo, where 78 percent are found, Lagos, where 15 percent are found and Oyo, where 5 percent are found. Beside Nigeria Bekewe is found in one country. It is also found in Costa Rica, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bekewei92353/
Bekeawe921/
Bekeiwe921/
Bekewie921/
Bekewer921/
Bekawe8327/
Bekiwe832/
Bekewa831/
Bokewe831/
Bekeeva771,496/
Vekeawe7755/
Bekowei7722/
Bhekiwe778/
Beakeaw772/
Bakewei772/
Biekiwe771/
Bhekawe771/
Bekiewa771/
Bechewe771/
Bekewich718/
Biekeeva717/
Beykeeva712/
Beckowei711/
Bekevets711/
Beckever710/
Bokowe67116/
Bekawy67101/
Bakowe6744/
Bekiwa6727/
Bikiwe6727/
Bikawe6721/
Bekibe6721/
Bakawe678/
Boykew677/
Bokawe677/
Bekawi675/
Bakiwe673/
Bikeew672/
Vekebe671/
Beqebe671/
Beckhoeve671/
Bekave671/
Bokiwe671/
Beckewith671/
Bekiwi671/

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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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  • 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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