Bokwe Surname

66,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bokwe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bokwe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5,2401:3,964470
South Africa1,5391:35,2034,510
DR Congo4381:168,67517,317
Zimbabwe1551:99,60214,056
Botswana501:43,7398,388
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Lesotho121:169,38013,459
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
England41:13,929,515290,718
Swaziland41:324,550996
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bokwe (113) may also be a first name.

Bokwe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bokwe is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Bokwe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bokwe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 66,497th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 972,191 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bokwe reside; 76 percent reside in Central Africa and 76 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bokwe is also the 881,625th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 113 people.

Bokwe is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 5,240 people, or 1 in 3,964. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Southwest Region, where 97 percent are found, Centre Region, where 1 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 1 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it is found 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhokwe9190/
Bokhwe9155/
Bokwer912/
Bokwue911/
Bokwes911/
Bokwed911/
Bokwea911/
Bhokhwe8318/
Bookhwe834/
Bongkwe833/
Boukwei832/
Bonkwey831/
Bokwa801,382/
Bakwe80346/
Bogwe80336/
Bekwe8094/
Bukwe8094/
Bokue8018/
Bokwi803/
Bocwe801/
Bokway7346/
Boukue7345/
Bonkwi7343/
Bokwai7343/
Bakwey7342/
Bukwey7329/
Boikwa7318/
Bukwet7314/
Bakwei7312/
Boykew737/
Boukwi735/
Bookwa734/
Boukwa734/
Bohkwi732/
Bogweh732/
Bakwea731/
Buikwe731/
Bakwer731/
Bukwed731/
Bakweu731/
Bahkwe731/
Beckwe731/
Baukwe731/
Baakwe731/
Buskwe731/
Bhukwe731/
Bekweh731/
Bokwaa731/
Buckwe731/
Bogwet731/
Bakhwe731/
Bakwie731/
Bokuep730/
Bockweydt712/
Bockweitz711/
Boonkue6746/
Bunkwey6727/
Bockway6718/
Bakw6714/
Beckwee6710/
Bhankwe679/
Boukkwa679/
Bockwyt676/
Bongkwi674/
Buckwer672/
Boukuie672/
Bongwea671/
Beekwee671/
Bongweh671/
Bokwaya671/
Bockuet671/
Buinkwe671/
Boungwe671/
Bakweha671/
Bankweh671/
Bakweet671/
Butkwea671/
Bhongwe671/

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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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  • 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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