Bonkian Surname
Approximately 2,326 people bear this surname
Bonkian Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 2,263 | 1:8,110 | 805 |
| Ivory Coast | 61 | 1:378,217 | 13,194 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bonkian Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bonkian Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bonkian is found in Burkina Faso more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonkian? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bonkian is the 182,673rd most commonly held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 3,133,081 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bonkian reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Bonkian is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 2,263 people, or 1 in 8,110. In Burkina Faso it is most common in: Hauts-Bassins Region, where 87 percent live, Centre Region, where 8 percent live and Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Burkina Faso Bonkian exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent live and The DR Congo, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boonkian | 93 | 7 | / |
| Bonkhian | 93 | 4 | / |
| Boonkiang | 88 | 14 | / |
| Boonkhian | 88 | 3 | / |
| Bankian | 86 | 39 | / |
| Bunkian | 86 | 9 | / |
| Bunkhian | 80 | 856 | / |
| Boonkean | 80 | 7 | / |
| Boonkiam | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bangkian | 80 | 1 | / |
| Boonkajon | 75 | 5 | / |
| Boonchian | 75 | 2 | / |
| Boonkhiam | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bankean | 71 | 9 | / |
| Banqian | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bunkean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boonkajhon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vankian | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bankyan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bunchian | 67 | 140 | / |
| Banquian | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boonkeon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bankiong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boonchean | 63 | 5 | / |
| Boonkeong | 63 | 2 | / |
| Bongcayon | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bunchean | 53 | 8 | / |
| Bankyham | 53 | 0 | / |
| Booncheon | 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 Bonkian
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