Benkwe Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Benkwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 14 | 1:2,788,520 | 78,087 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Benkwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benkwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Benkwe occurs more in Uganda more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benkwe? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,057,639th most numerous surname globally, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Benkwe occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Benkwe reside; 93 percent reside in East Africa and 93 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.
This surname is most widely held in Uganda, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 2,788,520. In Uganda Benkwe is primarily concentrated in: Namutumba District, where 93 percent reside and Kayunga District, where 7 percent reside. Not including Uganda Benkwe occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benkweh | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bengwe | 83 | 123 | / |
| Wenkwe | 83 | 2 | / |
| Benkwa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bkwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boengwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bengwei | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bengkwi | 77 | 2 | / |
| Wenkwei | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bengwee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buinkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Npkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Benkwitt | 71 | 28 | / |
| Benkwith | 71 | 15 | / |
| Benckwit | 71 | 11 | / |
| Bengue | 67 | 6,900 | / |
| Bingwe | 67 | 480 | / |
| Bengwa | 67 | 413 | / |
| Benque | 67 | 144 | / |
| Bengwi | 67 | 33 | / |
| Wengwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vengwe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benqwa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Binkweicz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wenkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Winkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bencwa | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Benkwe
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