Bekounou Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Bekounou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
Bekounou (21) may also be a first name.
Bekounou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekounou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bekounou has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekounou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,034,050th most common family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bekounou reside; 79 percent reside in Central Africa and 67 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bekounou is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 21 people.
It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,038,453. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 80 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 5 percent live and East Region, where 5 percent live. Not including Cameroon Bekounou occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent live and Benin, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bekoungou | 94 | 98 | / |
| Bikounou | 88 | 6 | / |
| Bekono | 86 | 15,502 | / |
| Bekuno | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bikoungou | 82 | 6 | / |
| Bekongoue | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bekongo | 80 | 933 | / |
| Bekungu | 80 | 68 | / |
| Bekouna | 80 | 42 | / |
| Bikouno | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bekonno | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bekonoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beckono | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bikongou | 75 | 9 | / |
| Bekeinou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bekounga | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bikono | 71 | 374 | / |
| Bekano | 71 | 293 | / |
| Bikunu | 71 | 62 | / |
| Bekona | 71 | 35 | / |
| Bikuno | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bekuna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Biokongou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Becono | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bikongo | 67 | 394 | / |
| Bekonga | 67 | 135 | / |
| Bikungu | 67 | 112 | / |
| Bikouna | 67 | 26 | / |
| Baikono | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bekonau | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bikanou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Betkano | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bekonye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Boikono | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bikoono | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bickunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekagno | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekunga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekonie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baikeumnou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Becongo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bitkono | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bikkunu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhikunu | 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 Bekounou
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