Bec Surname

93,808th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Bec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,3091:20,0732,325
Romania3711:54,1186,659
Slovenia3391:7,3381,652
United States2701:1,342,44093,444
Indonesia1971:671,31652,436
Australia741:364,80730,412
Canada621:594,28449,093
India501:15,341,308250,737
Poland491:775,68962,719
Brazil461:4,653,790122,015
Argentina431:994,03362,207
England311:1,797,35772,927
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Papua New Guinea261:313,60442,091
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Cuba181:640,1515,890
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Serbia131:549,61120,712
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Croatia101:422,86035,095
Oman61:614,6626,082
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
China51:273,464,31313,838
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saint Pierre and Miquelon11:6,399357
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452

The alternate forms: Beč (123), Beć (3) & Beç (1) are calculated separately.

Bec (6,680) may also be a first name.

Bec Last Name Facts

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

Bec is found most in France. It can occur in the variant forms: Beč, Beć or Beç. Click here for further possible spellings of Bec.

How Common Is The Last Name Bec? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bec is the 93,808th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,433,992 people. Bec is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Bec reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 79,984th most widely held first name globally, borne by 6,680 people.

It is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 3,309 people, or 1 in 20,073. In France Bec is most numerous in: Occitanie, where 35 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 22 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 15 percent reside. Excluding France this last name occurs in 70 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 7 percent reside and Slovenia, where 7 percent reside.

Bec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bec last name are 7.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.61% being registered with the party.

The amount Bec earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.75% more than the national average, earning $45,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.01% more than the national average, earning $49,688 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beč89123/
Beć893/
Beç891/
Beck86320,136/
Bech8611,045/
Becq861,189/
Beci861,023/
Becz86460/
Biec86255/
Becx86241/
Bect8698/
Besc8631/
Beic8616/
Begc8615/
Bekc868/
Beac867/
Bhec865/
Bedc864/
Behc862/
Becc862/
Betc861/
Bejc861/
Bgec861/
Bexc861/
Becp861/
Beach7552,662/
Beech7519,546/
Beeck753,951/
Besch753,669/
Becke753,147/
Beche752,816/
Bezci751,796/
Beuck751,067/
Bieck75986/
Beich75709/
Betch75462/
Besci75205/
Beych75197/
Beack75153/
Beckh75147/
Beick75134/
Becző7559/
Behec7529/
Bescz7514/
Bøeck7514/
Bejch7510/
Beïch758/
Becck756/
Bechs755/
Biecq754/
Biecz754/
Behtc754/
Bedci754/
Betci754/
Betce753/
Beacq753/
Bheuc753/
Becqu753/
Beckk752/
Becqe752/
Beyck752/
Beict751/
Beahc751/
Betcs751/
Bezck751/
Bedch751/
Beici751/
Beijc751/
Bexck751/
Beycz751/
Bezch751/
Bechz751/
Besck750/
Beg67145,993/
Bek6752,209/
Bej6741,109/
Bez6710,270/
Bes675,967/
Bex673,788/
Betche673,087/
Betsch672,482/
Bic672,054/
Beusch67834/
Becque67803/
Beeche67313/
Beisch67298/
Beiche67295/
Beq67285/
Bedőcs67253/
Beatch67213/
Betcke67201/
Beache67192/
Beş67174/
Becová67171/
Bîc67101/
Beitch6797/
Beicke6779/
Beesch6777/
Beetch6764/
Byc6742/
Beeckx6733/
Åhbeck6729/
Beš6714/
Bjc6710/
Beechk6710/
Biesch678/
Becova678/
Behych677/
Beyche676/
Hbeich676/
Beecke674/
Becktt673/
Beachs673/
Bechhe672/
Hbeech672/
Beckhe672/
Beţ672/
Bedche672/
Beidch671/
Beacch671/
Beaqch671/
Beasch671/
Beeckt671/
Bheche671/
Beshch671/
Betcth671/
Bettch671/
Bekhch671/
Beheck671/
Behche671/
Behcke671/
Bäc671/
D'Beck671/
Beadck671/
Bescze671/
Bessci671/
Behsch670/
Beckke670/
Beisci670/
Bedcht670/
Beacke670/
Betchs670/
Bestch670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bec
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