Bekwelem Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Bekwelem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bekwelem (16) may also be a first name.
Bekwelem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekwelem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bekwelem occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekwelem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 7,117,718th most common family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 86 percent of Bekwelem reside; 86 percent reside in West Africa and 86 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bekwelem is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 16 people.
Bekwelem is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 29,523,793. In Nigeria Bekwelem is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 83 percent are found. Barring Nigeria Bekwelem is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bekleme | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bekalem | 80 | 2 | / |
| Becklem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beckelheim | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bokelema | 75 | 33 | / |
| Bakeleme | 75 | 17 | / |
| Beckwilm | 75 | 14 | / |
| Beckhelm | 75 | 13 | / |
| Bakelemi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pekeulem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beukelma | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bekelumu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Beklim | 71 | 92 | / |
| Bkalem | 71 | 4 | / |
| Beeglm | 71 | 3 | / |
| Beklam | 71 | 3 | / |
| Beck-Elam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beukoulem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakelemou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beclem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakyelemu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakalem | 67 | 1,025 | / |
| Bechlem | 67 | 148 | / |
| Bakelam | 67 | 38 | / |
| Bekalam | 67 | 4 | / |
| Becklam | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bekholm | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bouklem | 67 | 2 | / |
| Becklum | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bklm | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boeke Lima | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bkhleem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekalim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokolem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behklam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bucklem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baklema | 67 | 1 | / |
| Becklim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beckelhyme | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokhelm | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boqwelm | 67 | 0 | / |
| Begualem | 63 | 1 | / |
| Beguilhem | 59 | 1 | / |
| Biguelim | 50 | 4 | / |
| Biguilem | 50 | 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 Bekwelem
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