Bonkwe Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Bonkwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 9 | 1:2,307,674 | 112,590 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Bonkwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bonkwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bonkwe is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bonkwe.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonkwe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bonkwe is the 6,063,924th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Bonkwe is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Bonkwe live; 90 percent live in Central Africa and 90 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,307,674. In Cameroon Bonkwe is most common in: Northwest Region, where 78 percent live and Southwest Region, where 22 percent live. Beside Cameroon this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Singapore, where 10 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bongkwe | 92 | 3 | / |
| Bonkwey | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boonkwee | 86 | 30 | / |
| Boonkwed | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bongwe | 83 | 2,011 | / |
| Bankwe | 83 | 173 | / |
| Bonkwi | 83 | 43 | / |
| Bonkwa | 83 | 16 | / |
| Vonkwe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boonkue | 77 | 46 | / |
| Bunkwey | 77 | 27 | / |
| Bhankwe | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bongkwi | 77 | 4 | / |
| Boengwe | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bankweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bangkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bounkwa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boungwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Buinkwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bongwet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhongwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bongwer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bongweh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bongwea | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boonkuea | 71 | 85 | / |
| Boonkuer | 71 | 29 | / |
| Bonyngwe | 71 | 7 | / |
| Boonkwit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Boonkued | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bangkwet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bosengwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Botingwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bonengwe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bounkuet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bongue | 67 | 9,005 | / |
| Bangwe | 67 | 6,753 | / |
| Bongwa | 67 | 941 | / |
| Bungwe | 67 | 679 | / |
| Bankwa | 67 | 412 | / |
| Bonque | 67 | 117 | / |
| Bunkwi | 67 | 81 | / |
| Bankwi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Bongwi | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bunkue | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bongbe | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bankue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bomgwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bunqwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bomkwi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bamkwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhankw | 67 | 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 Bonkwe
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