Bokong Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bokong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bokong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1001:461,79924,210
Philippines841:1,205,21794,524
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Bokong (65) may also be a first name.

Bokong Last Name Facts

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

Bokong is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bokong.

How Common Is The Last Name Bokong? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 968,490th most frequent family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 53 percent of Bokong are found; 53 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 49 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,212,820th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 65 people.

Bokong is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 461,799. In Kenya it is most common in: Baringo County, where 57 percent are found, Uasin Gishu County, where 41 percent are found and Elgeyo Marakwet County, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Kenya this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 31 percent are found and Indonesia, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boukong9264/
Bookong9262/
Bokkong926/
Boekong921/
Boikong921/
Boodkong865/
Bhookong862/
Bootkong861/
Bookhong861/
Boukhong861/
Boukoung861/
Bukong83563/
Bokang83448/
Bakong83337/
Bekong83220/
Bocong83180/
Bokung8317/
Backong77118/
Boikang7771/
Butkong7713/
Bakkong7710/
Bacoong774/
Bekoing774/
Boukang772/
Budkong772/
Buskong771/
Bukhong771/
Batkong771/
Bahkong771/
Buokang771/
Bokonke771/
Boukung771/
Boicong771/
Mpokong771/
Npokong771/
Bukoting71207/
Bokangue7170/
Butkhong7111/
Baukhong714/
Backhong710/
Bacong673,550/
Bakang671,978/
Bucong67509/
Bukang67476/
Bakung67228/
Becong67217/
Bekang67137/
Bocang6733/
Bukung6714/
Bocung6711/
Bakoungue671/
Bukomg671/

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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 Bokong
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