Bokwe Surname
Approximately 7,496 people bear this surname
Bokwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 5,240 | 1:3,964 | 470 |
| South Africa | 1,539 | 1:35,203 | 4,510 |
| DR Congo | 438 | 1:168,675 | 17,317 |
| Zimbabwe | 155 | 1:99,602 | 14,056 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Lesotho | 12 | 1:169,380 | 13,459 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bokwe (113) may also be a first name.
Bokwe Demographics
Average Bokwe Salary in
South Africa
R 141,396
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Bokwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bokwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bokwe occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bokwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bokwe is the 66,497th most common family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 972,191 people. The surname Bokwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bokwe reside; 76 percent reside in Central Africa and 76 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 881,625th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 113 people.
It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 5,240 people, or 1 in 3,964. In Cameroon Bokwe is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 97 percent reside, Centre Region, where 1 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 21 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 6 percent reside.
Bokwe Last Name Statistics demography
Bokwe earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 40.5% less than the national average, earning R 141,396 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhokwe | 91 | 90 | / |
| Bokhwe | 91 | 55 | / |
| Bokwer | 91 | 2 | / |
| Bokwue | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bokwes | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bokwed | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bokwea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bhokhwe | 83 | 18 | / |
| Bookhwe | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bongkwe | 83 | 3 | / |
| Boukwei | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bonkwey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bokwa | 80 | 1,382 | / |
| Bakwe | 80 | 346 | / |
| Bogwe | 80 | 336 | / |
| Bekwe | 80 | 94 | / |
| Bukwe | 80 | 94 | / |
| Bokue | 80 | 18 | / |
| Bokwi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bocwe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bokway | 73 | 46 | / |
| Boukue | 73 | 45 | / |
| Bonkwi | 73 | 43 | / |
| Bokwai | 73 | 43 | / |
| Bakwey | 73 | 42 | / |
| Bukwey | 73 | 29 | / |
| Boikwa | 73 | 18 | / |
| Bukwet | 73 | 14 | / |
| Bakwei | 73 | 12 | / |
| Boykew | 73 | 7 | / |
| Boukwi | 73 | 5 | / |
| Bookwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Boukwa | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bohkwi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bogweh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bakwea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buikwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakwer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bukwed | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakweu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bahkwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beckwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baukwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baakwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buskwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhukwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bekweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bokwaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Buckwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bogwet | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakhwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakwie | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bokuep | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bockweydt | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bockweitz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boonkue | 67 | 46 | / |
| Bunkwey | 67 | 27 | / |
| Bockway | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bakw | 67 | 14 | / |
| Beckwee | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bhankwe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Boukkwa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bockwyt | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bongkwi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Buckwer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boukuie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bongwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beekwee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bongweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bokwaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bockuet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buinkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boungwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakweha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bankweh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bakweet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Butkwea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhongwe | 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 Bokwe
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