Bekelaar Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bekelaar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekelaar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1011:167,20024,400
Belgium141:821,18966,436
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bekelaar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bekelaar is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Bekelaar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekelaar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,674,734th most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Bekelaar live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 101 people, or 1 in 167,200. In The Netherlands Bekelaar is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 37 percent are found, Drenthe, where 21 percent are found and South Holland, where 14 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 12 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beekelaar94311/
Boekelaar94118/
Beukelaar9471/
Bekelar931/
Bakelaar88837/
Bokelaar8869/
Bakelar8027/
Bekalar802/
Becelar802/
Bakelear751/
Bechelar751/
Bakalaar750/
Baekelor750/
Bakalar67741/
Bakılar679/
Bakilar673/

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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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  • 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 Bekelaar
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