Boncano Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Boncano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Boncano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Boncano (555) may also be a first name.

Boncano Last Name Facts

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

Boncano is more commonly found in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boncano? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Boncano reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 25 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Boncano is also the 357,157th most common first name world-wide It is held by 555 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Benin, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 10,335,602. In Benin it is mostly concentrated in: Alibori Department, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Benin it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 25 percent are found and Peru, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bongcayno881/
Bonkano864,195/
Boncana861,304/
Bonkanou8013/
Bounkano8011/
Bonkanot804/
Bonkanno802/
Boinkano801/
Bonkanop801/
Bonkango801/
Bonhkano801/
Bounkanou75158/
Bongkanou752/
Bonkhanot751/
Bonkannou751/
Bonkangou751/
Bonkono712,259/
Boncoungou71500/
Bankano71325/
Bonkana7183/
Bonqana713/
Bomkano712/
Bankanou6725/
Bonkanga6721/
Bouncoungou6720/
Bonkongo6710/
Bancanau674/
Boonkana672/
Bonkanna672/
Bonkanha671/
Bankanop671/
Bonkaina671/

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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 Boncano
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