Bekawy Surname
Approximately 101 people bear this surname
Bekawy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 66 | 1:68,922 | 5,943 |
| Jordan | 30 | 1:294,748 | 10,946 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
Bekawy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekawy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bekawy is borne by more people in Palestine than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekawy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,839,022nd most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 72,153,920 people. Bekawy is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Bekawy are found; 96 percent are found in West Asia and 96 percent are found in Levant.
The surname Bekawy is most common in Palestine, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 68,922. In Palestine it is most prevalent in: Jenin Governorate, where 89 percent reside, Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, where 6 percent reside and Tulkarm Governorate, where 5 percent reside. Beside Palestine this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Jordan, where 30 percent reside and Egypt, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bekaway | 92 | 6 | / |
| Beskawy | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bekawa | 83 | 46 | / |
| Bekawe | 83 | 27 | / |
| Bekawi | 83 | 5 | / |
| Beqawy | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bakawy | 83 | 3 | / |
| Beekawa | 77 | 23 | / |
| Bekajwa | 77 | 21 | / |
| Bakaway | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bikaway | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bakawey | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bekauwe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhekawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bekeawe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Behkawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beakawi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boikaway | 71 | 72 | / |
| Boykaway | 71 | 3 | / |
| Backaway | 71 | 1 | / |
| Uekawa | 67 | 698 | / |
| Bokowy | 67 | 186 | / |
| Bikawa | 67 | 150 | / |
| Bekewe | 67 | 60 | / |
| Bykowy | 67 | 49 | / |
| Bakawi | 67 | 47 | / |
| Bekhovaya | 67 | 33 | / |
| Bikawe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Baqawy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bakawe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bokawe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bakowy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bheekawoa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bikawi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bekava | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vekawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekave | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wekawe | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bekawy
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