Bakeš Surname

821,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Bakeš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakeš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia3011:35,3275,788
Slovakia281:190,58832,093
Croatia91:469,84536,710

The alternate forms: Bakes (1,806), Bakeş (32), Bakeś (1) & Bakès (1) are calculated separately.

Bakeš Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bakeš is found in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Bakes, Bakeş, Bakeś or Bakès. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakeš? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bakeš is the 821,713th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 21,560,787 people. Bakeš occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bakeš live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Czechia, where it is held by 301 people, or 1 in 35,327. In Czechia it is most numerous in: Pardubice Region, where 32 percent are found, Liberec Region, where 14 percent are found and Hradec Králové Region, where 12 percent are found. Other than Czechia it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 8 percent are found and Croatia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakes931,806/
Bakeş9332/
Bakeś931/
Bakès871/
Bakiš8057/
Vakeš8035/
Bakez808/
Bakej802/
Backes7321,657/
Bakese731,034/
Bakkes731,024/
Bakesh73425/
Bakies73312/
Beakes73309/
Bakeas73151/
Baakes7389/
Baukes7344/
Bakeis7324/
Baketz7320/
Bakech7317/
Bakise7317/
Bakhes7312/
Bakesz7312/
Bagkes734/
Bakkej733/
Batkes733/
Baikes733/
Bazkes732/
Bakieś732/
Bakees731/
Bakhej731/
Bhakej731/
Bhakes731/
Baskez731/
Baykec731/
Bazkez731/
Backeş731/
Bakkez731/
Bakets731/
Bakhec731/
Bakest730/
Bakaise67215/
Bakhesh67102/
Bakkies6770/
Baskece6736/
Baackes6734/
Backeus6730/
Backest6723/
Bachkes6716/
Bakiche6714/
Backess679/
Bakesch678/
Bhakesh676/
Baukesh675/
Bakkehs674/
Baikise673/
Bakeche672/
Bakeshe672/
Bakiesh672/
Bakierz671/
Bakkees671/
Bakeise671/
Bahkess671/
Baikech671/
Bakheej671/
Backeis671/
Bahkesh671/
Bakisse671/
Bakishe671/
Backets670/
Backies670/

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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 Bakeš
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