Bekewei Surname
Approximately 353 people bear this surname
Bekewei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 352 | 1:503,246 | 25,072 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Bekewei (416) may also be a first name.
Bekewei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekewei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bekewei occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bekewei.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekewei? popularity and diffusion
Bekewei is the 796,486th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 20,644,606 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bekewei live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 421,501st most frequent given name worldwide, borne by 416 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 352 people, or 1 in 503,246. In Nigeria Bekewei is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 39 percent live, Ondo, where 22 percent live and Delta, where 17 percent live. Beside Nigeria Bekewei is found in one country. It is also common in Iceland, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bekewe | 92 | 60 | / |
| Bekowei | 86 | 22 | / |
| Bakewei | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bekeawe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bekeiwe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bekewie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bekewer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bekewich | 80 | 8 | / |
| Beckowei | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bekawe | 77 | 27 | / |
| Bekawi | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bekiwe | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bokewe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bekewa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bekiwi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beckewith | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bekeeva | 71 | 1,496 | / |
| Bikawei | 71 | 164 | / |
| Vekeawe | 71 | 55 | / |
| Bokowei | 71 | 15 | / |
| Bhekiwe | 71 | 8 | / |
| Beckevi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Behkawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beakawi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bechewe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bekiewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bikiwei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakawei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bhekawe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Biekiwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baekeeva | 67 | 115 | / |
| Bikiowei | 67 | 17 | / |
| Bekevich | 67 | 13 | / |
| Biekeeva | 67 | 7 | / |
| Beskeeva | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beykeeva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bekesuis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekevets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekeshwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beckybei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beckever | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Bekewei
- 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