Bokia Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Bokia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bokia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo1231:40,5623,835
Kenya701:659,71329,380
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
Greece361:307,77244,531
Solomon Islands231:25,2194,941
Israel221:388,98331,283
Liberia151:293,90216,977
Ivory Coast71:3,295,89046,139
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Bokia (114) may also be a first name.

Bokia Last Name Facts

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

Bokia occurs most in The Congo. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bokia? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bokia is the 654,010th most common family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Bokia live; 40 percent live in Central Africa and 40 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 877,214th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 114 people.

This last name is most widely held in The Congo, where it is carried by 123 people, or 1 in 40,562. In The Congo it is mostly found in: Cuvette Department, where 99 percent reside and Brazzaville Department, where 1 percent reside. Other than The Congo this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 15 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 13 percent reside.

Bokia Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Muslim (50%) in Kenya.

Bokia earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 55.13% less than the national average, earning R 106,620 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boukia9158/
Bodkia9143/
Boikia9120/
Bokiat914/
Bokiah914/
Bhokia912/
Botkia911/
Bokjia911/
Bokgia911/
Bouskia831,169/
Bokaiya8322/
Boukias8317/
Bogkias834/
Bhokias831/
Bokkija831/
Boukhia831/
Bokkias831/
Bouhkia831/
Bakia804,936/
Bukia802,373/
Bokya80162/
Bekia80139/
Bokio8083/
Bokja804/
Boqia802/
Boukiaou77170/
Boukhiat773/
Bouskiaa771/
Boukaiya771/
Bakija73852/
Boquia73685/
Bookya73626/
Bokyaa73392/
Bakhia73339/
Bocija73215/
Bhokya73155/
Bakiaj73147/
Bakiah7375/
Buikia7355/
Voukia7350/
Baekia7341/
Bhukia7340/
Bochia7337/
Bokios7336/
Bakiha7318/
Bodkya738/
Bhakia736/
Bakkia736/
Baakia736/
Boikya736/
Bahkia735/
Bokkya734/
Buokya734/
Boukya734/
Baukia733/
Bakiae733/
Boukea733/
Budkia732/
Beekia732/
Bukhia732/
Bukiah731/
Bukkia731/
Boykio731/
Bekija731/
Bohkya731/
Bukias731/
Boukio731/
Bakjia731/
Bakiay731/
Bakiea731/
Boykea730/
Buzkia730/
Buskia730/
Bhookya6738,217/
Bouchia67784/
Bocchia67674/
Boikyaa67317/
Boukiod67170/
Baakhia6777/
Bakaija6777/
Bocquia6762/
Bakaiya6750/
Boukios6730/
Bouquia6724/
Backiat6710/
Boukeha679/
Bukaiya679/
Bakeija679/
Bhukiah677/
Boikyah676/
Boochia676/
Bhakija675/
Bhuokya674/
Bookhya674/
Bakagia673/
Boukyah671/
Bookyaa671/
Bekkiah671/
Bakkiah671/
Bhukkia671/
Bhokkya671/
Bhoukya671/
Booquia671/
Bekijai671/
Boquiat671/
Bokhioo671/
Bokoyea671/
Bocqiea671/
Buckiha671/
Bhochia671/
Bakoiya671/
Bakijja671/
Backiha671/
Bukayia671/
Bochiha671/
Bekhija671/
Bakhiah671/
Bakiash671/
Butkiat671/
Boquias670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bokia
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