Bekwe Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Bekwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria831:2,134,25073,634
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Bekwe (14) may also be a first name.

Bekwe Last Name Facts

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

Bekwe occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bekwe.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekwe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bekwe is the 1,918,812th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The surname Bekwe is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bekwe reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 89 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held given name in the world, borne by 14 people.

The last name Bekwe is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria Bekwe is mostly found in: Rivers, where 84 percent reside, Enugu, where 12 percent reside and Lagos, where 2 percent reside. Not including Nigeria this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biekwe9124/
Beikwe913/
Beckwe911/
Betkwe911/
Bekweh911/
Beckwée8315/
Beckwee8310/
Beekwee831/
Beckwer831/
Bokwe807,496/
Bekwa803,226/
Bakwe80346/
Bikwe80315/
Begwe8030/
Bekue8013/
Beckw805/
Bekwi803/
Bekwh801/
Beeckwee7721/
Beckweth771/
Beckwess771/
Bhokwe7390/
Begweh7364/
Bakwey7342/
Bikhwe7328/
Bikwei7326/
Beckwé7321/
Bhekwa7313/
Bakwei7312/
Beugwe733/
Bekuer732/
Bekwai732/
Bekwit732/
Bhegwe731/
Beikwi731/
Biegwe731/
Bakwea731/
Bakweu731/
Bahkwe731/
Baikwe731/
Beakwa731/
Baakwe731/
Bokwue731/
Bekwyi731/
Npekwe731/
Beukwy731/
Bakwie731/
Begwer731/
Beekue731/
Bekway731/
Bekwui731/
Begwea731/
Bokwea731/
Buikwe731/
Betkwi731/
Beckweitz7140/
Beckweits7116/
Beckwetts712/
Becckwieh711/
Beckweith711/
Beckweath710/
Beckwheat710/
Beckway6743/
Bekouet6718/
Beckwit6715/
Beukwai6711/
Betkoue676/
Bekwith673/
Bekouer672/
Biegweh672/
Bykw671/
Bikweed671/
Beukgue671/
Buinkwe671/
Behekwa671/
Becweth671/
Beckque671/

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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 Bekwe
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