Bonkem Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bonkem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonkem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon161:1,298,06776,941
England71:7,959,723202,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Bonkem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bonkem is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonkem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,116,508th most common surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The last name Bonkem occurs mostly in Africa, where 70 percent of Bonkem reside; 70 percent reside in Central Africa and 70 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Bonkem is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,298,067. In Cameroon Bonkem is most frequent in: Southwest Region, where 81 percent reside, Northwest Region, where 13 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in England, where 30 percent reside.

Bonkem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bonkem has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bonkem last name expanded 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonnkem92229/
Bongkem9238/
Bonkeme9217/
Boonkem922/
Boenkem921/
Boonkhem8612/
Boonkeam861/
Bonken8327/
Bunkem8314/
Bankem832/
Bonkim832/
Bunkhem7773/
Boonken779/
Boonkim778/
Bongken777/
Wongkem774/
Bonchem771/
Vongkem771/
Bankeme770/
Bonkn732/
Boonkaen7166/
Bouncken7111/
Wongkeam715/
Boonkien715/
Boonkuen714/
Boonkoen713/
Wongkeim711/
Boonchem711/
Wongkhem711/
Bounchem711/
Bangkhem711/
Bonkienė711/
Banken671,566/
Vonken67452/
Bonkin67147/
Bankim6770/
Bunkim6744/
Wankem679/
Bumkem677/
Bonkyn676/
Booncheam675/
Wonkim672/
Boncen671/

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bonkem
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