Bekaj Surname
Approximately 709 people bear this surname
Bekaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 572 | 1:3,255 | 542 |
| Albania | 62 | 1:47,001 | 6,300 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
Bekaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bekaj (Marathi: बेकाज) occurs in Kosovo more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekaj? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bekaj is the 472,684th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 10,278,626 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Bekaj reside; 90 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent reside in Albano-Europe.
The surname Bekaj is most commonly held in Kosovo, where it is held by 572 people, or 1 in 3,255. In Kosovo it is most prevalent in: District of Peja, where 54 percent reside, District of Mitrovica, where 22 percent reside and District of Gjakova, where 12 percent reside. Not including Kosovo it exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Albania, where 9 percent reside and Switzerland, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bekaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bekaj in the Marathi language | ||
| बेकाज | bekaja | - |
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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 Bekaj
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