Bokeng Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bokeng Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bokeng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2851:72,8749,093
Papua New Guinea161:509,60763,542
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Bokeng (19) may also be a first name.

Bokeng Last Name Facts

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

Bokeng has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bokeng? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 868,551st most prevalent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Bokeng reside; 91 percent reside in Central Africa and 91 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bokeng is also the 2,523,061st most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 285 people, or 1 in 72,874. In Cameroon Bokeng is most numerous in: Southwest Region, where 90 percent reside, Centre Region, where 6 percent reside and Northwest Region, where 4 percent reside. Barring Cameroon Bokeng is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 5 percent reside and Indonesia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boukeng92163/
Bokieng9216/
Bokng911/
Bokengue86126/
Boukieng8617/
Bekeng83164/
Boking83120/
Bakeng8396/
Bukeng8333/
Boceng832/
Bockcheng801/
Bocking771,268/
Bokings77215/
Bokking7790/
Bakkeng7763/
Backeng7727/
Bouking7727/
Mpokeng7719/
Bekkeng7717/
Bogking7716/
Boyking7712/
Booking778/
Bocheng777/
Buoking775/
Bokyong775/
Beukeng771/
Vookeng771/
Vockeng771/
Bakeung771/
Bahkeng771/
Beekeng771/
Bodking771/
Boeking771/
Bocceng771/
Buskeng770/
Botking770/
Bukng732/
Bekng731/
Boecking71242/
Mphokeng7188/
Bakengue7181/
Boucheng7153/
Bakengke715/
Vougkeng711/
Bukengqe711/
Bodkings710/
Baking671,607/
Buking67334/
Beking67235/
Bocing67104/
Baceng6777/
Böking6737/
Buceng6723/
Boqing672/
Büking671/
Voking671/

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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 Bokeng
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