Bokenya Surname
Approximately 179 people bear this surname
Bokenya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 178 | 1:415,054 | 34,837 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Bokenya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bokenya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bokenya occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bokenya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bokenya is the 1,276,805th most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name Bokenya is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bokenya live; 99 percent live in Central Africa and 99 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Bokenya is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 178 people, or 1 in 415,054. Without taking into account The DR Congo Bokenya occurs in one country. It is also found in The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bukenya | 86 | 42,903 | / |
| Bakenya | 86 | 71 | / |
| Bokinya | 86 | 1 | / |
| Boykinya | 80 | 19 | / |
| Bukeenya | 80 | 5 | / |
| Boukenia | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bokenyoy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bukkenya | 80 | 2 | / |
| Boikenyo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bukienya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bockenha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bukenyah | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bukenyha | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bokenyoyi | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bokenioyi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boukhenia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bakenia | 71 | 89 | / |
| Bakenja | 71 | 29 | / |
| Bukinya | 71 | 21 | / |
| Bokigna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakinya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bucenya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bokinyo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakengia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baskinya | 67 | 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 Bokenya
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