Bonku Surname

336,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,097 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Bonku Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bonku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana5541:48,7745,381
India4521:1,697,04761,414
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Belarus281:339,32436,540
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Bonku (153) may also be a first name.

Bonku Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bonku (Marathi: बोकू) is found in Ghana 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 Bonku? popularity and diffusion

Bonku is the 336,072nd most common family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,643,159 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 56 percent of Bonku reside; 52 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bonku is also the 743,570th most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 153 people.

The surname Bonku is most widely held in Ghana, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 48,774. Other than Ghana this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in India, where 41 percent live and The DR Congo, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonkou91138/
Bonkuy9171/
Bongku9115/
Bonkeu915/
Bonkau915/
Boonku914/
Bonkku911/
Bounkeu8332/
Bounkou834/
Boonkuy832/
Bongkau831/
Bonckus831/
Boonkeu831/
Boonkou831/
Bongkud831/
Boonkau831/
Boncu80776/
Bunku80427/
Banku80379/
Boonkout774/
Boonkeut772/
Boonkeud772/
Boonkhud771/
Boncut73484/
Bonkoo73128/
Bunkhu73122/
Bankeu7376/
Bangku7374/
Bankui7363/
Bunkui7342/
Bhanku7338/
Bankou7333/
Boncuț7332/
Bungku7328/
Bánkus7325/
Bankau736/
Bankhu736/
Bhunku734/
Bunkau734/
Bunkeu732/
Buinku731/
Vonkou731/
Bonceu731/
Nponku731/
Boncud731/
Baunku731/
Bunkou731/
Bankud731/
Bankuu731/
Bounkoult714/
Boutinkou711/
Bosincu6716/
Bungkut679/
Bungkui678/
Bangkus677/
Boonkoo677/
Bangkup676/
Basinku674/
Bunggku674/
Bungkau672/
Basenku672/
Beunkeu672/
Boumkeu672/
Bungkud671/
Baungku671/
Bankutt671/
Vounkeu671/
Boncaud671/
Boncoup671/
Bangkau671/
Businku671/
Bankoup671/
Bankous671/
Vongkui671/
Bungkuy671/
Bunkouy671/
Boonkoe671/
Bangkuh671/
Bunnkus670/
Bankhus670/

Bonku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bonku in the Marathi language
बोकूboku-

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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 Bonku
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