Bechan Surname
Approximately 2,305 people bear this surname
Bechan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,153 | 1:665,278 | 31,274 |
| South Africa | 497 | 1:109,009 | 13,123 |
| Suriname | 243 | 1:2,274 | 306 |
| Netherlands | 163 | 1:103,602 | 16,760 |
| United States | 120 | 1:3,020,491 | 176,226 |
| Guyana | 44 | 1:17,323 | 2,264 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1:5,301,949 | 30,184 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Beçhan (1) are calculated separately.
Bechan (65,653) may also be a first name.
Bechan Demographics
Average Bechan Salary in
United States
$59,432 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bechan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bechan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bechan (Bengali: বেচন, Hindi: बेचन, Marathi: बेचन, Oriya: େବଚନ, Russian: Бечан) has its highest incidence in India. It may be found as: Beçhan. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bechan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 184,125th most commonly used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 3,161,625 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 51 percent of Bechan live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 14,671st most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 65,653 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 1,153 people, or 1 in 665,278. In India Bechan is most common in: Bihar, where 69 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 20 percent reside and Chhattisgarh, where 3 percent reside. Aside from India Bechan exists in 31 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 22 percent reside and Suriname, where 11 percent reside.
Bechan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bechan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bechan last name increased 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bechan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Bechan surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Bechan last name are 3.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.67% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bechan earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 8.65% more than the national average, earning R 258,204 per year; in United States they earn 37.74% more than the national average, earning $59,432 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.84% more than the national average, earning $57,054 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bechan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bechan in the Bengali language | ||
| বেচন | becana | - |
| Bechan in the Hindi language | ||
| बेचन | becana | 99.72 |
| बेचान | becana | 0.16 |
| वेचन | vecana | 0.05 |
| बेच़न | becana | 0.01 |
| बेचं | becam | 0.01 |
| बेयन | beyana | 0.01 |
| बेचना | becana | 0.01 |
| बेंचन | bencana | 0.01 |
| बेछान | bechana | 0.01 |
| बचन | bacana | 0.01 |
| ंबेचन | mbecana | 0.01 |
| बेचां | becam | 0.01 |
| बेचनज़् | becanaz | 0.01 |
| Bechan in the Marathi language | ||
| बेचन | becana | 92.12 |
| बेचान | becana | 2.6 |
| चौहान | cauhana | 1.59 |
| वेचन | vecana | 0.36 |
| बेचेन | becena | 0.29 |
| बेचण | becana | 0.22 |
| बैचन | baicana | 0.22 |
| बेचं | becam | 0.22 |
| चौहाण | cauhana | 0.14 |
| बेचैन | becaina | 0.14 |
| बेचल | becala | 0.07 |
| बोधन | bodhana | 0.07 |
| बेच्वन | becvana | 0.07 |
| बेचंद | becanda | 0.07 |
| चोहान | cohana | 0.07 |
| बेयैन | beyaina | 0.07 |
| बीचन | bicana | 0.07 |
| बेचत | becata | 0.07 |
| बेतान | betana | 0.07 |
| Bechan in the Oriya language | ||
| େବଚନ | ebacana | 86.67 |
| େବଚାନ | ebacana | 10 |
| େବେଚନ | ebecana | 3.33 |
| Bechan in the Russian language | ||
| Бечан | becan | - |
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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 Bechan
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