Bokoko Surname

191,635th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Bokoko Surname User-submission:

From Spanish, it means 'malanga'. You could think of Malanga as a tropical potato.

Bokoko is the Bubi name for it. Bubi is the Language of the Bubi tribe of Ecuatorial-Guinea.

Bokoko Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1,3071:56,5266,771
Congo5211:9,5761,337
Kenya1881:245,63816,864
Nigeria1121:1,581,63259,341
Spain301:1,558,40147,033
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
France31:22,140,907385,998
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

The alternate forms: Bokokó (3) are calculated separately.

Bokoko (128) may also be a first name.

Bokoko Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From Spanish, it means 'malanga'. You could think of Malanga as a tropical potato.

Bokoko is the Bubi name for it. Bubi is the Language of the Bubi tribe of Ecuatorial-Guinea.

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Bokoko Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bokoko is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Bokokó. For other possible spellings of Bokoko click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bokoko? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 191,635th most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,314,027 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Bokoko live; 84 percent live in Central Africa and 84 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 821,896th most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 128 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1,307 people, or 1 in 56,526. Aside from The DR Congo this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 24 percent reside and Kenya, where 9 percent reside.

Bokoko Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Bokoko earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bokokó943/
Boukoko928/
Bhokoko921/
Bockokou861/
Bokuokuo861/
Bokako833,736/
Bakoko832,018/
Bokoka831,126/
Bukoko831,107/
Bekoko83129/
Bokeko83126/
Bokuko832/
Boukoukou805/
Bokaako77163/
Bukotko7761/
Bokukoi7755/
Bukokho7734/
Bakokou7730/
Backoko7712/
Bokouka776/
Bokukop771/
Bokakoo771/
Bhokoco771/
Boukoka771/
Bukokoo771/
Bokhako771/
Bokatko771/
Bokuoka771/
Boškoska71635/
Boskoska7125/
Bakoukou7113/
Boukouka715/
Bokushko711/
Bokuka67754/
Bekoka67386/
Bokaka67355/
Bakoka67266/
Bokeka67228/
Bukoka6734/
Boshkoska6713/
Bucoko672/
Bokhookha671/
Bacoko671/
Vukoko671/

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