Bokang Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Bokang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bokang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana2811:7,7831,364
Indonesia1361:972,42171,642
Lesotho211:96,78810,857
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
China21:683,660,78330,601
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Bokang (15,414) may also be a first name.

Bokang Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bokang is found most in Botswana. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bokang? popularity and diffusion

Bokang is the 668,257th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. The surname Bokang occurs mostly in Africa, where 69 percent of Bokang live; 68 percent live in Southern Africa and 68 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Bokang is also the 45,529th most common first name at a global level. It is borne by 15,414 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Botswana, where it is carried by 281 people, or 1 in 7,783. Apart from Botswana Bokang is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 30 percent are found and Lesotho, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boikang9271/
Boukang922/
Bokaing922/
Buokang921/
Bokeang921/
Bokangue8670/
Bakang831,978/
Bukang83476/
Bokong83268/
Bekang83137/
Bocang8333/
Bakkang77140/
Boukong7764/
Bookong7762/
Bukkang7746/
Boccang7718/
Bakaang7717/
Backang7716/
Bakhang777/
Bokkong776/
Bekaing775/
Bakaung775/
Boekong771/
Boikong771/
Bhakang771/
Bokeing771/
Bekeang771/
Vokaing771/
Bakangue716/
Boodkong715/
Bakahang714/
Bhookong712/
Bookhong711/
Boukoung711/
Boukhong711/
Bakhaing711/
Bootkong711/
Butkhang711/
Bacong673,550/
Bacang672,630/
Bukong67563/
Bucong67509/
Bakong67337/
Bekong67220/
Bucang67218/
Becong67217/
Bocong67180/
Becang6713/
Buqang676/
Bukanc675/
Buckhanng670/

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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 Bokang
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