Bonku Surname
Approximately 1,097 people bear this surname
Bonku Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 554 | 1:48,774 | 5,381 |
| India | 452 | 1:1,697,047 | 61,414 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Belarus | 28 | 1:339,324 | 36,540 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonkou | 91 | 138 | / |
| Bonkuy | 91 | 71 | / |
| Bongku | 91 | 15 | / |
| Bonkeu | 91 | 5 | / |
| Bonkau | 91 | 5 | / |
| Boonku | 91 | 4 | / |
| Bonkku | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bounkeu | 83 | 32 | / |
| Bounkou | 83 | 4 | / |
| Boonkuy | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bongkau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bonckus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boonkeu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boonkou | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bongkud | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boonkau | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boncu | 80 | 776 | / |
| Bunku | 80 | 427 | / |
| Banku | 80 | 379 | / |
| Boonkout | 77 | 4 | / |
| Boonkeut | 77 | 2 | / |
| Boonkeud | 77 | 2 | / |
| Boonkhud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boncut | 73 | 484 | / |
| Bonkoo | 73 | 128 | / |
| Bunkhu | 73 | 122 | / |
| Bankeu | 73 | 76 | / |
| Bangku | 73 | 74 | / |
| Bankui | 73 | 63 | / |
| Bunkui | 73 | 42 | / |
| Bhanku | 73 | 38 | / |
| Bankou | 73 | 33 | / |
| Boncuț | 73 | 32 | / |
| Bungku | 73 | 28 | / |
| Bánkus | 73 | 25 | / |
| Bankau | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bankhu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bhunku | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bunkau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bunkeu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Buinku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vonkou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bonceu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nponku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boncud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baunku | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bunkou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bankud | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bankuu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bounkoult | 71 | 4 | / |
| Boutinkou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bosincu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bungkut | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bungkui | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bangkus | 67 | 7 | / |
| Boonkoo | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bangkup | 67 | 6 | / |
| Basinku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bunggku | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bungkau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Basenku | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beunkeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boumkeu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bungkud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baungku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bankutt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vounkeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boncaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boncoup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangkau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Businku | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bankoup | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bankous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vongkui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bungkuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunkouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boonkoe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bangkuh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunnkus | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bankhus | 67 | 0 | / |
Bonku Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bonku in the Marathi language | ||
| बोकू | boku | - |
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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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