Bekongo Surname
Approximately 933 people bear this surname
Bekongo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 766 | 1:96,449 | 10,884 |
| Cameroon | 166 | 1:125,115 | 14,217 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Bekongo (58) may also be a first name.
Bekongo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekongo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bekongo occurs most in The DR Congo. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekongo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 381,790th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 7,810,875 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bekongo reside; 100 percent reside in Central Africa and 96 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bekongo is also the 1,295,729th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 58 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 766 people, or 1 in 96,449. Beside The DR Congo this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 18 percent live and Uganda, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bekongho | 93 | 8 | / |
| Baekongo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bekono | 92 | 15,502 | / |
| Bekogo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bekoungou | 88 | 98 | / |
| Bokongo | 86 | 3,649 | / |
| Bakongo | 86 | 1,869 | / |
| Bikongo | 86 | 394 | / |
| Bekonga | 86 | 135 | / |
| Bekonno | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bekango | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bekonoi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Vekongo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Becongo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Beckono | 86 | 1 | / |
| Baikongo | 80 | 62 | / |
| Bekounou | 80 | 24 | / |
| Bikongou | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bokongho | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bekounga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bokoungo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bikonngo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bokongou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bikogo | 77 | 436 | / |
| Bikono | 77 | 374 | / |
| Bekona | 77 | 35 | / |
| Becono | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bokoungou | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bikoungou | 75 | 6 | / |
| Mpeikongo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Biokongou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bekanga | 71 | 10,354 | / |
| Bakonga | 71 | 4,095 | / |
| Bokonga | 71 | 1,026 | / |
| Bokango | 71 | 781 | / |
| Bikango | 71 | 424 | / |
| Bekouna | 71 | 42 | / |
| Bakango | 71 | 26 | / |
| Bikonga | 71 | 20 | / |
| Bacongo | 71 | 12 | / |
| Bikouno | 71 | 10 | / |
| Baikono | 71 | 9 | / |
| Bekonau | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bocongo | 71 | 4 | / |
| Boikono | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bitkono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boqongo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bekunga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bikoono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bikougo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Biokogo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bikounga | 67 | 75 | / |
| Bakounga | 67 | 25 | / |
| Bikangou | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bikounou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Boikango | 67 | 4 | / |
| Baconggo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Becongga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bikougou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bikaango | 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 Bekongo
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