Bekwa Surname
Approximately 3,226 people bear this surname
Bekwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3,044 | 1:17,798 | 2,237 |
| DR Congo | 89 | 1:830,108 | 57,152 |
| Cameroon | 75 | 1:276,921 | 26,437 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Bekwa (21) may also be a first name.
Bekwa Demographics
Average Bekwa Salary in
South Africa
R 162,072
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bekwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bekwa is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekwa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bekwa is the 138,663rd most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,259,004 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bekwa live; 94 percent live in Southern Africa and 94 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name at a global level. It is borne by 21 people.
The surname is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is carried by 3,044 people, or 1 in 17,798. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 52 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 24 percent live and Gauteng, where 13 percent live. Not including South Africa this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 2 percent live.
Bekwa Last Name Statistics demography
Bekwa earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 31.8% less than the national average, earning R 162,072 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boekwa | 91 | 317 | / |
| Baekwa | 91 | 28 | / |
| Bhekwa | 91 | 13 | / |
| Bekwah | 91 | 12 | / |
| Beukwa | 91 | 11 | / |
| Bekwai | 91 | 2 | / |
| Beakwa | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bekway | 91 | 1 | / |
| Beckway | 83 | 43 | / |
| Beukwai | 83 | 11 | / |
| Behekwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bakwa | 80 | 1,831 | / |
| Bokwa | 80 | 1,382 | / |
| Bikwa | 80 | 464 | / |
| Begwa | 80 | 191 | / |
| Bekwe | 80 | 94 | / |
| Bekua | 80 | 28 | / |
| Beqwa | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bekwi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Becwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bekwo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beckwath | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bakwai | 73 | 1,718 | / |
| Baikwa | 73 | 141 | / |
| Bokway | 73 | 46 | / |
| Bokwai | 73 | 43 | / |
| Backwa | 73 | 28 | / |
| Bakway | 73 | 25 | / |
| Biekwe | 73 | 24 | / |
| Beckwé | 73 | 21 | / |
| Boikwa | 73 | 18 | / |
| Bikwah | 73 | 14 | / |
| Biskwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Begway | 73 | 13 | / |
| Biegwa | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bikwas | 73 | 5 | / |
| Boekua | 73 | 4 | / |
| Beikwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bhakwa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bekwit | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bikwad | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bekwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bekwyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhecwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baakwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beckwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakwaï | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bikway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bitkwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beikwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beukwy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhegwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vhekwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bokwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bekweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bekwot | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bekwoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Begwas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Begwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bokwah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bokwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buikwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Betkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Betkwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beckwheat | 71 | 0 | / |
| Beckweath | 71 | 0 | / |
| Backway | 67 | 142 | / |
| Bhaikwa | 67 | 29 | / |
| Bockway | 67 | 18 | / |
| Beckwit | 67 | 15 | / |
| Beckwée | 67 | 15 | / |
| Beckwee | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bakkwai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bekwith | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beckwer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beazkua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahakwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beekwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beingwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baakwai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baikwad | 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 Bekwa
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