Bokoye Surname
Approximately 212 people bear this surname
Bokoye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 171 | 1:112,234 | 4,463 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Bokoye (31) may also be a first name.
Bokoye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bokoye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bokoye is more commonly found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bokoye? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,136,896th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Bokoye are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 31 people.
The last name is most widespread in Niger, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 112,234. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Maradi Region, where 53 percent are found, Niamey Capital District, where 31 percent are found and Tahoua Region, where 12 percent are found. Not including Niger this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Bokoye
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