Bekan Surname
Approximately 913 people bear this surname
Bekan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 231 | 1:332,392 | 22,681 |
| Benin | 166 | 1:62,263 | 7,663 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 109 | 1:32,444 | 4,933 |
| Turkey | 109 | 1:713,958 | 36,326 |
| Ivory Coast | 69 | 1:334,366 | 12,150 |
| Iraq | 68 | 1:515,024 | 8,412 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| Croatia | 30 | 1:140,953 | 19,667 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| Serbia | 18 | 1:396,942 | 17,613 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Honduras | 8 | 1:1,102,055 | 4,829 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1:1,163,151 | 37,744 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Bekán (9) are calculated separately.
Bekan (208) may also be a first name.
Bekan Demographics
Average Bekan Salary in
United States
$45,375 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bekan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bekan (Hindi: बेकन, Marathi: बॅकन, Russian: Бекан) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Bekán. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 388,475th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,981,978 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 49 percent of Bekan reside; 29 percent reside in South Asia and 25 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 627,410th most frequently occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 208 people.
This last name is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 231 people, or 1 in 332,392. In Iran it is mostly found in: Khuzestan Province, where 84 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 4 percent reside and Bushehr Province, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Iran this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 18 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 12 percent reside.
Bekan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bekan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bekan surname expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bekan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Bekan surname is predominantly Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.
Bekan earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bekan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bekan in the Hindi language | ||
| बेकन | bekana | - |
| Bekan in the Marathi language | ||
| बॅकन | bekana | 50 |
| बोेकन | boekana | 25 |
| िभकन | ibhakana | 12.5 |
| बेकन | bekana | 12.5 |
| Bekan in the Russian language | ||
| Бекан | bekan | - |
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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 Bekan
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