Bonguen Surname

1,067,497th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bonguen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonguen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2191:94,83611,311
Belgium131:884,35769,774
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bonguen (27) may also be a first name.

Bonguen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bonguen is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bonguen.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonguen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,067,497th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 31,277,021 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Bonguen live; 94 percent live in Central Africa and 94 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bonguen is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used given name worldwide It is held by 27 people.

It is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 94,836. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 80 percent reside, Littoral Region, where 16 percent reside and East Region, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

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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 Bonguen
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