Bekel Surname

170,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Bekel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
Germany3451:233,34925,831
Turkey1781:437,19925,899
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Mauritania411:99,8756,187
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
India81:95,883,173728,828
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
England31:18,572,686338,250
France11:66,422,722504,397
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Bekel (10,089) may also be a first name.

Bekel Last Name Facts

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

Bekel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻜﻞ, Marathi: बेकेल, Russian: Бекель) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 170,145th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,875,906 people. The last name Bekel is mostly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Bekel reside; 70 percent reside in East Africa and 70 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Bekel is also the 60,866th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 10,089 people.

This surname is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Beside Ethiopia it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 14 percent reside and Turkey, where 7 percent reside.

Bekel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bekel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bekel surname grew 155 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bekel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bekel are 20.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.33% being registered with the party.

Bekel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.22% less than the national average, earning $40,897 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beckel912,118/
Boekel911,015/
Bekkel91222/
Beukel91103/
Beekel9154/
Bekiel9150/
Beykel9123/
Beikel9110/
Baekel918/
Betkel917/
Beskel915/
Biekel913/
Beakel912/
Bekeel911/
Bejkel911/
Bekl8917/
Boeckel83797/
Beckeld8372/
Beickel8367/
Baeckel8353/
Beckell8335/
Boekell8328/
Beeckel8321/
Baekkel8314/
Bieckel835/
Beykeld835/
Beckelt833/
Beikele831/
Beakele831/
Beekele831/
Bekil802,088/
Bakel801,796/
Bokel80661/
Becel80622/
Bikel80206/
Bökel8067/
Beckl8058/
Beikl801/
Beakl801/
Biekl800/
Beckoell771/
Bekelowa771/
Beaskell770/
Bickel7319,163/
Böckel73827/
Bechel73686/
Bockel73680/
Baqeel73568/
Baakel73400/
Bikiel73382/
Boeckl73128/
Bikkel73107/
Backel73104/
Bokkel7341/
Behcel7338/
Vekkel7325/
Bakeel7323/
Bekyol7316/
Beekil7313/
Bokell7312/
Bakiel7312/
Bhakel738/
Bakoel738/
Baeckl737/
Baykel737/
Bikael735/
Becael733/
Bequel733/
Bokoel733/
Bäckel733/
Becuel733/
Bykkel733/
Beskil732/
Beicel732/
Bikoel732/
Bakkel731/
Biokel731/
Bikell731/
Becell731/
Bagkel731/
Bakell730/
Boykel730/
Bikelt730/
Beckil730/
Beckelová717/
Beckelova712/
Baaqeel671,877/
Bickell671,821/
Backiel67573/
Bickiel67289/
Beachel67244/
Beichel67190/
Baykhel67154/
Beskleh6799/
Beechel6760/
Bahakel6753/
Beklova6739/
Beklech6736/
Bokl6726/
Bakl6725/
Buickel6716/
Backell6714/
Becl6710/
Böckelt678/
Bikl676/
Beckled673/
Bíkl673/
Vekl672/
Besquel672/
Boyceel671/
Beakleh671/
Bhikuel671/
Bhaikel671/
Beykill671/
Baakiel671/
Boequel671/
Veickel671/
Beklová671/
Bejchel671/
Bökl671/
Bhakeel671/
Baikele671/
Baakeel671/
Bykl671/
Bechell670/
Baickel670/
Becchel670/
Bisckel670/

Bekel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bekel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻜﻞbkl-
Bekel in the Marathi language
बेकेलbekela60
बेकेळbekela40
Bekel in the Russian language
Бекельbekel-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bekel
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