Bakiş Surname

96,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Bakiş Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bakiş Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey4,9191:15,8211,946
Northern Cyprus121:26,5845,945
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Bakis (1,237), Bakiš (57) & Baķis (2) are calculated separately.

Bakiş Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bakiş is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Bakis, Bakiš or Baķis. Click here for further potential spellings of Bakiş.

How Common Is The Last Name Bakiş? popularity and diffusion

Bakiş is the 96,431st most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 1,477,605 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 83 percent of Bakiş reside; 83 percent reside in West Asia and 83 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is held by 4,919 people, or 1 in 15,821. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent live, Mardin Province, where 7 percent live and Sanliurfa Province, where 6 percent live. Beside Turkey Bakiş occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bakis931,237/
Bakiš9357/
Baskiş91209/
Baķis872/
Bakic80620/
Bakiz80359/
Bakiç80158/
Bakij80146/
Bakič80109/
Bakeş8032/
Bakış802/
Baciş801/
Bakişova771/
Bakish731,702/
Bakhis73364/
Bakies73312/
Backis7379/
Baykis7355/
Bakios7354/
Baskiç7340/
Bagkis7332/
Bakaić7329/
Bakeis7324/
Bakise7317/
Bakais7314/
Bakaic7313/
Bakkis737/
Bakhiz737/
Bajkic735/
Backic735/
Baykiz733/
Bhakis733/
Baikis733/
Bakieś732/
Bakiss732/
Baqkis732/
Bakihs731/
Bahkis731/
Beakis731/
Baukis731/
Backeş731/
Bakqis731/
Bakhuis67760/
Bakhish67343/
Bakaise67215/
Bakkich67162/
Bakhich67138/
Bakkies6770/
Bakkihs6751/
Bauskis6730/
Bakiche6714/
Backich6713/
Bakhais6710/
Bakkish679/
Bachkis679/
Bashkis678/
Bhakish676/
Bahkish675/
Bakkhis674/
Bakchis673/
Baikise673/
Bakiesh672/
Backiss671/
Bakishe671/
Bakisse671/
Backeis671/
Bakishs671/
Backihs671/
Bakihsh671/
Bakierz671/
Bakaish671/
Bakeise671/
Bajkuiz671/
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 Bakiş
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