Bekono Surname

34,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,502 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bekono Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekono Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon15,3861:1,350119
France491:1,355,566135,191
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Gabon91:209,9102,378
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336

Bekono (324) may also be a first name.

Bekono Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bekono is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bekono.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekono? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 34,196th most widely held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 470,104 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bekono are found; 99 percent are found in Central Africa and 87 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Bekono is also the 487,350th most widespread first name internationally, borne by 324 people.

The surname Bekono is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 15,386 people, or 1 in 1,350. In Cameroon Bekono is mostly concentrated in: Centre Region, where 70 percent reside, South Region, where 18 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Cameroon Bekono is found in 17 countries. It is also common in France, where 0 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 0 percent reside.

Bekono Last Name Statistics demography

Bekono earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.15% less than the national average, earning $43,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bekongo92933/
Bekonno922/
Beckono921/
Bekonoi921/
Bekounou8624/
Bokono83642/
Bikono83374/
Bekano83293/
Bakono83255/
Wekono8392/
Bekona8335/
Bekeno834/
Becono831/
Bekuno831/
Bekoungou8098/
Bikongo77394/
Bekonga77135/
Bekouna7742/
Vekonou7725/
Bikouno7710/
Baikono779/
Bakoino778/
Baekona778/
Wekoono776/
Bekonau775/
Bockono774/
Betkano773/
Boikono772/
Bakhono771/
Weikono771/
Vekongo771/
Bitkono771/
Bekagno771/
Bikoono771/
Becongo771/
Beckeno771/
Weakono771/
Baikongo7162/
Bikongou719/
Bikounou716/
Bokhonoh712/
Bikonngo711/
Bakonhou711/
Bakonnou711/
Bekounga711/
Bekana678,126/
Bokona67916/
Bakona67511/
Bakano67379/
Bokano67182/
Wikono67102/
Bokeno6785/
Bekena6776/
Wekona6774/
Wecono6746/
Bikeno6727/
Bakounnou6711/
Becona679/
Bocono676/
Wekano676/
Bikoungou676/
Bocéno674/
Bakeno674/
Bikuno674/
Bikona673/
Bokounnou672/
Vekano671/
Bykona671/
Becano671/
Biokongou671/
Bikano671/
Bokkonnou671/
Bekuna671/
Weykounou671/

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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
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  • 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 Bekono
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