Becq Surname

315,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,189 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Becq Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Becq Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France9241:71,88610,045
Belgium1661:69,25711,060
Argentina801:534,29338,967
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
England11:55,718,059489,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Becq Last Name Facts

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

Becq is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Becq? popularity and diffusion

The surname Becq is the 315,551st most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,129,139 people. Becq occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Becq reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 924 people, or 1 in 71,886. In France Becq is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 25 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 23 percent live and Grand Est, where 15 percent live. Other than France this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 14 percent live and Argentina, where 7 percent live.

Becq Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Becq has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Becq last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biecq894/
Becqu893/
Beacq893/
Becqe892/
Bec865,082/
Beq86285/
Becque80803/
Beck75320,136/
Biec75255/
Becx75241/
Bect7598/
Besc7531/
Besq7522/
Beic7516/
Begc7515/
Beaq7510/
Bequ7510/
Bekc758/
Beac757/
Beqe756/
Bhec755/
Bäcq754/
Bheq754/
Bedq754/
Bedc754/
Beyq753/
Beeq753/
Behc752/
Bieq752/
Becc752/
Beqt752/
Beqz752/
Becp751/
Bexc751/
Beqg751/
Bgeq751/
Bejq751/
Bejc751/
Beqh751/
Beqs751/
Betq751/
Hbeq751/
Begq751/
Behq751/
Bgec751/
Beckque731/
Beeck673,951/
Becke673,147/
Beuck671,067/
Bieck67986/
Beque67307/
Beshq67271/
Beack67153/
Beckh67147/
Beick67134/
Behec6729/
Bøeck6714/
Becck676/
Behtc674/
Bheuc673/
Beyck672/
Beckk672/
Beahc671/
Beict671/
Betcs671/
Bezck671/
Viecq671/
Beijc671/
Beqke671/
Beqqz671/
Bequq671/
Bexck671/
Beyzq671/
Bheqe671/
Beiqu671/
Beqkë671/
Hbejq671/
Besck670/

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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 Becq
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