Bedak Surname
Approximately 1,231 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 478 | 1:1,604,739 | 59,073 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 307 | 1:11,519 | 2,269 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Ukraine | 76 | 1:598,983 | 65,662 |
| Afghanistan | 54 | 1:595,429 | 7,014 |
| Russia | 49 | 1:2,941,287 | 160,625 |
| United States | 22 | 1:16,475,406 | 557,260 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Algeria | 10 | 1:3,863,155 | 47,113 |
| Croatia | 8 | 1:528,576 | 38,675 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
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.
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Bedak Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Bedak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bedak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bedak (Hindi: बेदक, Marathi: बेदक, Oriya: େବଡକ, Russian: Бедак) is found most frequently in India. It may also appear as: Bedák or Bédák. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bedak? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 307,015th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,920,021 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 47 percent of Bedak live; 43 percent live in South Asia and 39 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,484,914th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 46 people.
This last name is most widespread in India, where it is held by 478 people, or 1 in 1,604,739. In India Bedak is most frequent in: Karnataka, where 92 percent live, Maharashtra, where 4 percent live and Gujarat, where 3 percent live. Other than India it exists in 23 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 25 percent live and Egypt, where 15 percent live.
Bedak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bedak has changed through the years. 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 carrying the Bedak last name is chiefly Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Bedak surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political 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
Bedak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bedak in the Hindi language | ||
| बेदक | bedaka | - |
| Bedak in the Marathi language | ||
| बेदक | bedaka | 77.78 |
| बेडके | bedake | 11.11 |
| बेडक | bedaka | 11.11 |
| Bedak in the Oriya language | ||
| େବଡକ | ebadaka | 50 |
| େବଦକ | ebadaka | 50 |
| Bedak in the Russian language | ||
| Бедак | bedak | - |
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