Bonkaney Surname
Approximately 853 people bear this surname
Bonkaney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 824 | 1:23,291 | 1,403 |
| Burkina Faso | 23 | 1:797,917 | 8,915 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Bonkaney (82) may also be a first name.
Bonkaney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bonkaney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bonkaney is carried by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonkaney? popularity and diffusion
Bonkaney is the 409,546th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,543,430 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bonkaney are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Bonkaney is also the 1,060,447th most widespread given name internationally, borne by 82 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 824 people, or 1 in 23,291. In Niger Bonkaney is most common in: Tillabéri Region, where 87 percent reside, Niamey Capital District, where 8 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Niger this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 3 percent reside and Senegal, 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
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- 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
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