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 is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bokwe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bokwe is the 66,497th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 972,191 people. The last name Bokwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bokwe live; 76 percent live in Central Africa and 76 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 881,625th most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 113 people.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5,240 people, or 1 in 3,964. In Cameroon Bokwe is mostly concentrated in: Southwest Region, where 97 percent are found, Centre Region, where 1 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 21 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 6 percent are found.
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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