Biko Surname
Approximately 9,108 people bear this surname
Biko Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 1,897 | 1:28,560 | 3,675 |
| Kenya | 1,607 | 1:28,737 | 3,181 |
| Nigeria | 1,581 | 1:112,045 | 7,469 |
| Egypt | 1,312 | 1:70,073 | 6,466 |
| DR Congo | 513 | 1:144,015 | 15,172 |
| Cameroon | 445 | 1:46,672 | 6,131 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Papua New Guinea | 151 | 1:53,998 | 6,838 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Burkina Faso | 129 | 1:142,264 | 3,737 |
| Indonesia | 120 | 1:1,102,077 | 79,449 |
| United States | 116 | 1:3,124,646 | 180,867 |
| Tanzania | 92 | 1:575,452 | 36,554 |
| Germany | 61 | 1:1,319,762 | 83,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 57 | 1:310,219 | 25,916 |
| Congo | 55 | 1:90,711 | 7,856 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Solomon Islands | 41 | 1:14,147 | 2,649 |
| Uganda | 41 | 1:952,178 | 42,125 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Russia | 27 | 1:5,337,891 | 231,865 |
| Philippines | 18 | 1:5,624,346 | 177,167 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16 | 1:70,980 | 225 |
| Liberia | 16 | 1:275,533 | 16,331 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Benin | 12 | 1:861,300 | 44,192 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Sudan | 9 | 1:4,167,799 | 5,799 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Central African Republic | 9 | 1:501,710 | 179 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 4 | 1:44,356 | 2,027 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
The alternate forms: Bikó (1) are calculated separately.
Biko (5,777) may also be a first name.
Biko Demographics
Biko Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Biko Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Biko Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Biko (Hindi: बीको, Oriya: ବିେକା, Russian: Бико) is found most in South Africa. It can also be found as a variant: Bikó. For other possible spellings of Biko click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Biko? popularity and diffusion
Biko is the 55,732nd most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 800,126 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Biko live; 25 percent live in West Africa and 23 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Biko is also the 87,807th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 5,777 people.
The surname Biko is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,897 people, or 1 in 28,560. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 58 percent live, Western Cape, where 16 percent live and Gauteng, where 12 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 75 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 18 percent live and Nigeria, where 17 percent live.
Biko Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Christian (95%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Biko last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Biko earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 29.66% less than the national average, earning R 167,160 per year; in United States they earn 8.28% more than the national average, earning $46,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.11% less than the national average, earning $48,637 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Biko Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Biko in the Oriya language | ||
| ବିେକା | bieka | - |
| Biko in the Hindi language | ||
| बीको | biko | 50 |
| बिको | biko | 50 |
| Biko in the Russian language | ||
| Бико | biko | - |
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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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