Bongdzem Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Bongdzem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 27 | 1:769,225 | 54,005 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Bongdzem (36) may also be a first name.
Bongdzem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bongdzem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bongdzem is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bongdzem? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bongdzem is the 3,730,171st most frequently held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bongdzem reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bongdzem is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 36 people.
Bongdzem is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 769,225. In Cameroon Bongdzem is primarily concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 93 percent live, Adamawa Region, where 4 percent live and Southwest Region, where 4 percent live. Aside from Cameroon Bongdzem occurs in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bongadzem | 94 | 48 | / |
| Bongdzeem | 94 | 14 | / |
| Bongdzeme | 94 | 5 | / |
| Bongzem | 93 | 2 | / |
| Bongadzemo | 89 | 17 | / |
| Bonghadzem | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bongzen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bengadzemo | 78 | 5 | / |
| Bongatsem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bougzim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bagzim | 57 | 3 | / |
| Bengtsom | 50 | 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 Bongdzem
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