Bonke Surname
Approximately 2,558 people bear this surname
Bonke Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,006 | 1:80,025 | 10,108 |
| Netherlands | 354 | 1:47,704 | 8,150 |
| Kenya | 328 | 1:140,792 | 11,399 |
| United States | 169 | 1:2,144,727 | 135,635 |
| Denmark | 157 | 1:35,954 | 3,745 |
| DR Congo | 144 | 1:513,053 | 40,658 |
| South Africa | 124 | 1:436,917 | 37,311 |
| Nigeria | 48 | 1:3,690,474 | 107,175 |
| Brazil | 41 | 1:5,221,325 | 132,593 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Poland | 23 | 1:1,652,554 | 91,394 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Argentina | 4 | 1:10,685,854 | 219,200 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
The alternate forms: Bonké (17) are calculated separately.
Bonke (3,018) may also be a first name.
Bonke Demographics
Average Bonke Salary in
United States
$44,792 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bonke Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bonke Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bonke (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻨﻜﻪ, Hindi: बॉंके, Marathi: बोनके, Russian: Бонке) is found most in Germany. It may also occur as: Bonké. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonke? popularity and diffusion
It is the 168,840th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 2,848,923 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Bonke live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. Bonke is also the 131,635th most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 3,018 people.
This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 1,006 people, or 1 in 80,025. In Germany Bonke is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 15 percent are found and Berlin, where 11 percent are found. Not including Germany this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 14 percent are found and Kenya, where 13 percent are found.
Bonke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bonke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bonke surname grew 338 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bonke Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Bonke surname are 10.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.58% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bonke earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.79% less than the national average, earning R 93,168 per year; in United States they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning $44,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.39% more than the national average, earning $59,811 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bonke Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bonke in the Hindi language | ||
| बॉंके | bonke | 88.1 |
| बोंके | bonke | 9.52 |
| बॉंकेलाल | bonkelala | 2.38 |
| Bonke in the Marathi language | ||
| बोनके | bonake | 66.67 |
| बोन्के | bonke | 33.33 |
| Bonke in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻨﻜﻪ | bnkh | 50 |
| ﺑﻮﻧﻜﺎ | bwnka | 25 |
| ﺑﻨﻚ | bnk | 12.5 |
| ﺑﻮﻧﻜﻪ | bwnkh | 12.5 |
| Bonke in the Russian language | ||
| Бонке | bonke | - |
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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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- 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 Bonke
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