Bedak Surname

307,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bedak Surname User-submission:

Bedak can mean both 'fool' and 'jinx' or 'bad luck' in the Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian languages.

Bedak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India4781:1,604,73959,073
Bosnia and Herzegovina3071:11,5192,269
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Ukraine761:598,98365,662
Afghanistan541:595,4297,014
Russia491:2,941,287160,625
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Algeria101:3,863,15547,113
Croatia81:528,57638,675
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Bedák (23) & Bédák (3) are calculated separately.

Bedak (46) may also be a first name.

Bedak Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bedak can mean both 'fool' and 'jinx' or 'bad luck' in the Bosnian, Serbian and Croatian languages.

- yaga

Bedak Last Name Facts

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

Bedak (Hindi: बेदक, Marathi: बेदक, Oriya: େବଡକ, Russian: Бедак) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Bedák or Bédák. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bedak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bedak is the 307,015th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,920,021 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 47 percent of Bedak reside; 43 percent reside in South Asia and 39 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 46 people.

The surname is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 478 people, or 1 in 1,604,739. In India it is most numerous in: Karnataka, where 92 percent live, Maharashtra, where 4 percent live and Gujarat, where 3 percent live. Apart from India this surname is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 25 percent live and Egypt, where 15 percent live.

Bedak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bedak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bedak surname grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bedak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bedak surname is primarily Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Bedak are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Bedak earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $42,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bedák9323/
Biedak91568/
Bedake91197/
Beidak91187/
Bhedak9181/
Bejdak9178/
Bedakh9133/
Beddak9117/
Bedack9110/
Bedaik919/
Baedak918/
Bedakk911/
Beydak911/
Besdak911/
Bedakt911/
Bédák873/
Bhedake8354/
Bedakhe8311/
Beidack8310/
Beddakh836/
Bedaske833/
Beydake831/
Bhedakh831/
Bedaikh831/
Beidake831/
Bodak808,618/
Badak808,124/
Bidak801,407/
Bydak80348/
Bedag80161/
Bedok80155/
Bedaq8055/
Bedac8014/
Bedók801/
Bedakova7771/
Beddakhe772/
Badaik7335,215/
Bodhak7310,891/
Badakh732,671/
Baidak732,542/
Bhadak732,373/
Baydak732,224/
Boydak731,699/
Bajdak73302/
Bedaux73256/
Bodack73234/
Bejdák73225/
Beddag73170/
Bojdak73169/
Beşdok73169/
Bedaqe73160/
Baddak73108/
Badack73105/
Besdag73100/
Bedock7391/
Beddok7359/
Bidake7352/
Bydakh7347/
Bodakh7341/
Badhak7339/
Boidak7338/
Bedouk7327/
Bodaik7325/
Bhodak7322/
Vedhak7320/
Badauk7315/
Beidac7315/
Vedack7314/
Bidack738/
Behdag737/
Bujdak737/
Buydak735/
Beydag735/
Bidaik734/
Badaak734/
Biddak733/
Bedoke733/
Bhidak733/
Bhedac733/
Bhedag733/
Bidakh732/
Bidauk732/
Bahdak732/
Bedasc732/
Bidhak731/
Bjdakh731/
Beidag731/
Beedac731/
Bödack731/
Bideak731/
Biedok731/
Baïdak731/
Bejdaková7172/
Beidaková714/
Bejdakova712/
Bedaikova711/
Badhaik671,225/
Bedague67214/
Bedaque67170/
Baddack6795/
Beddouk6768/
Beidagh6743/
Beddock6726/
Bedouke6726/
Baydack6718/
Bahadak6712/
Bhodhak6710/
Baidack6710/
Bedouck6710/
Boydack679/
Bhidake676/
Badhakh676/
Bhaddak675/
Badaaik675/
Bidakhe674/
Baidake674/
Badaick674/
Bidakke673/
Bhadaik672/
Badeauk671/
Bodhakk671/
Badaikh671/
Bhedagh671/
Biodhak671/
Baedagh671/
Bahdakh671/
Baidaks671/

Bedak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bedak in the Hindi language
बेदकbedaka-
Bedak in the Marathi language
बेदकbedaka77.78
बेडकेbedake11.11
बेडकbedaka11.11
Bedak in the Oriya language
େବଡକebadaka50
େବଦକebadaka50
Bedak in the Russian language
Бедакbedak-

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