Bekwe Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Bekwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 83 | 1:2,134,250 | 73,634 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
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
The last name Bekwe is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bekwe is the 1,918,812th most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bekwe are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bekwe is also the 3,024,661st most widespread first name internationally, held by 14 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Rivers, where 84 percent live, Enugu, where 12 percent live and Lagos, where 2 percent live. Outside of Nigeria it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 6 percent live and South Africa, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biekwe | 91 | 24 | / |
| Beikwe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Beckwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Betkwe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bekweh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Beckwée | 83 | 15 | / |
| Beckwee | 83 | 10 | / |
| Beekwee | 83 | 1 | / |
| Beckwer | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bokwe | 80 | 7,496 | / |
| Bekwa | 80 | 3,226 | / |
| Bakwe | 80 | 346 | / |
| Bikwe | 80 | 315 | / |
| Begwe | 80 | 30 | / |
| Bekue | 80 | 13 | / |
| Beckw | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bekwi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bekwh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beeckwee | 77 | 21 | / |
| Beckweth | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beckwess | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhokwe | 73 | 90 | / |
| Begweh | 73 | 64 | / |
| Bakwey | 73 | 42 | / |
| Bikhwe | 73 | 28 | / |
| Bikwei | 73 | 26 | / |
| Beckwé | 73 | 21 | / |
| Bhekwa | 73 | 13 | / |
| Bakwei | 73 | 12 | / |
| Beugwe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bekuer | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bekwai | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bekwit | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bhegwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beikwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biegwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bahkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baikwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beakwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baakwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bokwue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bekwyi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Npekwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beukwy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Begwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beekue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bekway | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bekwui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Begwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bokwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buikwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Betkwi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beckweitz | 71 | 40 | / |
| Beckweits | 71 | 16 | / |
| Beckwetts | 71 | 2 | / |
| Becckwieh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beckweith | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beckweath | 71 | 0 | / |
| Beckwheat | 71 | 0 | / |
| Beckway | 67 | 43 | / |
| Bekouet | 67 | 18 | / |
| Beckwit | 67 | 15 | / |
| Beukwai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Betkoue | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bekwith | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bekouer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Biegweh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bykw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bikweed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beukgue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buinkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behekwa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Becweth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beckque | 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 Bekwe
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