Bekong Surname

1,108,016th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bekong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1571:132,28714,892
Nigeria371:4,787,642126,894
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bekong (28) may also be a first name.

Bekong Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bekong occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekong? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bekong is the 1,108,016th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 33,125,209 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Bekong live; 72 percent live in Central Africa and 71 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent forename worldwide, held by 28 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 132,287. In Cameroon Bekong is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 69 percent reside, Centre Region, where 20 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and Indonesia, where 6 percent reside.

Bekong Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bekong last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Bekong earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 59.33% more than the national average, earning $68,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bekoung92640/
Bekoing924/
Boekong921/
Beikong921/
Bekongue8611/
Bakong83337/
Bokong83268/
Bikong83223/
Becong83217/
Bekang83137/
Bekung8325/
Vekong831/
Biokong77167/
Backong77118/
Baikong7736/
Beckung7717/
Bakkong7710/
Bikkong777/
Bokkong776/
Bikoung774/
Bescong771/
Bihkong771/
Biekang771/
Bahkong771/
Boikong771/
Beikang771/
Vekoung771/
Backhong710/
Bacong673,550/
Bakang671,978/
Bokang67448/
Bocong67180/
Bikang67171/
Bicong6788/
Bocang6733/
Becang6713/
Bikung673/
Beconc673/

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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 Bekong
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