Bonkong Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Bonkong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonkong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon201:1,038,45365,513
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Bonkong Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bonkong is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonkong? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bonkong is the 3,957,383rd most commonly held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Bonkong occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Bonkong are found; 76 percent are found in West Africa and 76 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

Bonkong is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 1,038,453. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: Adamawa Region, where 95 percent reside and Centre Region, where 5 percent reside. Outside of Cameroon Bonkong occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 12 percent reside and Laos, where 4 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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  • 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 Bonkong
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