Bongben Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bongben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bongben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon921:225,75122,624
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bongben (244) may also be a first name.

Bongben Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bongben is most common in Cameroon. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bongben.

How Common Is The Last Name Bongben? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bongben is the 1,918,812th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. Bongben occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Bongben are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 98 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 571,890th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 244 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is carried by 92 people, or 1 in 225,751. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Northwest Region, where 97 percent live and Centre Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Cameroon Bongben occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bongbeng934/
Bongbuen933/
Bongbien931/
Bonguen86233/
Bangben861/
Bongbin861/
Bongbengue821/
Bangbien801/
Bangbaen801/
Baangben801/
Boonguen801/
Bogbin771/
Botingwen754/
Bangwen7166/
Bonguin7115/
Bangbin716/
Wangben715/
Banguen714/
Bonquen712/
Wongwen711/
Baghben711/
Bonguem711/
Wongbin711/
Wongwaen671,733/
Wongwien67107/
Boonkuen674/
Wongkuen673/
Wongquen673/
Huangben672/
Wonghuen671/
Wongguen671/
Bounguem671/
Bongquin671/
Vounguen671/
Bougbina671/

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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 Bongben
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