Bokong Surname
Approximately 268 people bear this surname
Bokong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 100 | 1:461,799 | 24,210 |
| Philippines | 84 | 1:1,205,217 | 94,524 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
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
The last name Bokong occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bokong? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bokong is the 968,490th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,192,336 people. The last name is predominantly found 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. Bokong is also the 1,212,820th most widespread given name at a global level, borne by 65 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 461,799. In Kenya Bokong is most frequent 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 last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 31 percent are found and Indonesia, where 21 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boukong | 92 | 64 | / |
| Bookong | 92 | 62 | / |
| Bokkong | 92 | 6 | / |
| Boekong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boikong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boodkong | 86 | 5 | / |
| Bhookong | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bootkong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bookhong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Boukhong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Boukoung | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bukong | 83 | 563 | / |
| Bokang | 83 | 448 | / |
| Bakong | 83 | 337 | / |
| Bekong | 83 | 220 | / |
| Bocong | 83 | 180 | / |
| Bokung | 83 | 17 | / |
| Backong | 77 | 118 | / |
| Boikang | 77 | 71 | / |
| Butkong | 77 | 13 | / |
| Bakkong | 77 | 10 | / |
| Bacoong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bekoing | 77 | 4 | / |
| Boukang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Budkong | 77 | 2 | / |
| Buskong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bukhong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Batkong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bahkong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buokang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bokonke | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boukung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boicong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpokong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Npokong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bukoting | 71 | 207 | / |
| Bokangue | 71 | 70 | / |
| Butkhong | 71 | 11 | / |
| Baukhong | 71 | 4 | / |
| Backhong | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bacong | 67 | 3,550 | / |
| Bakang | 67 | 1,978 | / |
| Bucong | 67 | 509 | / |
| Bukang | 67 | 476 | / |
| Bakung | 67 | 228 | / |
| Becong | 67 | 217 | / |
| Bekang | 67 | 137 | / |
| Bocang | 67 | 33 | / |
| Bukung | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bocung | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bakoungue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bukomg | 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 Bokong
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