Bonkou Surname
Approximately 138 people bear this surname
Bonkou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 116 | 1:636,893 | 47,292 |
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
Bonkou (12) may also be a first name.
Bonkou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bonkou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bonkou is most common in The DR Congo. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonkou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,511,557th most frequent surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 52,808,304 people. The last name Bonkou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bonkou are found; 84 percent are found in Central Africa and 84 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most common first name world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.
Bonkou is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 116 people, or 1 in 636,893. Outside of The DR Congo Bonkou is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 9 percent reside and Niger, where 5 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
- 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 Bonkou
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