Bekoua Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bekoua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekoua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Benin121:861,30044,192
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Congo11:4,989,09634,171

Bekoua (92) may also be a first name.

Bekoua Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Bekoua? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bekoua is the 2,776,799th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. Bekoua occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Bekoua live; 47 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 992,070th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 92 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon Bekoua is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 59 percent are found, North Region, where 26 percent are found and East Region, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Cameroon Bekoua exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 24 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 10 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biekoua92265/
Beskoua922/
Beukoua922/
Bekhoua921/
Bekoa91507/
Bekouyoa8662/
Biekouha8610/
Beuckoua861/
Bikoua8358/
Bekoui833/
Beykoa832/
Bekoah831/
Bekeua831/
Bekouo831/
Baikoua7716/
Bekioui7711/
Biekouo7711/
Beaskoa777/
Bekkoui772/
Bekkouy772/
Bekouho771/
Bikouah771/
Bekoe7320,127/
Bekao73247/
Bikoa73165/
Bekae7367/
Becoa7337/
Vekoa731/
Bekkioui71206/
Bheekooa716/
Bekkouhe711/
Bekhouhe711/
Bekahouh711/
Beskouhi711/
Bekkouee711/
Npekouah711/
Beckoats710/
Bekaye67383/
Becoat67254/
Mpekoa67193/
Beko'o67131/
Bikouo67109/
Bekaei6780/
Beikae6774/
Bekahi6767/
Bekaie6727/
Bekawe6727/
Bikuha6721/
Bekoye6716/
Bekaee6713/
Beckoe6712/
Baikoa678/
Bikoui678/
Vikoua678/
Bekooi675/
Bekkoe675/
Bekaer674/
Bikaou674/
Vekaou672/
Bikoha672/
Bicoua671/
Beikao671/
Bekaoo671/
Bekahe671/
Bekaje671/
Baykoa671/
Beekae671/
Bekoie671/
Bitkoa671/
Bekoer671/
Bekhoe671/

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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 Bekoua
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