Bekele Surname

825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 642,290 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Bekele Surname User-submission:

Bekele is an Ethiopian first name for boys, meaning 'he has become' or 'he has grown'. In Ethiopia, a father's first name will become his child's last name.

Bekele Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia635,8681:1539
Sudan3,0801:12,1791,700
United States1,6191:223,87821,670
DR Congo3281:225,24321,937
Canada1951:188,95218,643
Cameroon1741:119,36213,671
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Nigeria1191:1,488,59556,907
England1041:535,75133,356
Kenya1021:452,74423,898
United Arab Emirates921:99,5908,729
Sweden801:123,0848,745
Congo591:84,5617,183
Germany471:1,712,88299,068
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Norway261:197,78022,769
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Qatar91:262,00030,726
India81:95,883,173728,828
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Finland71:785,24338,644
Iceland71:54,2993,881
France51:13,284,544357,392
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091

Bekele (1,585,109) may also be a first name.

Bekele Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bekele is an Ethiopian first name for boys, meaning 'he has become' or 'he has grown'. In Ethiopia, a father's first name will become his child's last name.

- emmabeany161

Bekele Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bekele (Arabic: بيكيلي, Russian: Бекеле) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekele? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 825th most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 11,346 people. The surname Bekele is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bekele are found; 99 percent are found in East Africa and 99 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 444th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 1,585,109 people.

The last name Bekele is most frequent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 635,868 people, or 1 in 153. Aside from Ethiopia Bekele occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Bekele Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bekele surname is chiefly Muslim (67%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Bekele last name are 43.07% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 96.3% being registered with the party.

The amount Bekele earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 30.05% less than the national average, earning 242,094 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 28.4% less than the national average, earning R 170,148 per year; in United States they earn 0.08% less than the national average, earning $43,114 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.64% less than the national average, earning $36,446 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bekelle921,642/
Baekele9242/
Bekeler925/
Bekeley923/
Bekkele922/
Bekeleh922/
Biekele922/
Bekelie922/
Beikele921/
Beakele921/
Beekele921/
Bekeleu921/
Beckele920/
Bekle91254/
Beckeles8613/
Beckeley869/
Beckeler861/
Beakeley861/
Bekelesh861/
Bokele8314,899/
Bekale839,081/
Bikele831,948/
Bekela831,406/
Bakele83683/
Bekeli83411/
Bekile83124/
Beckle8356/
Becele8342/
Bekole8337/
Bekely8314/
Beekle836/
Beeqle833/
Beakle832/
Beqele831/
Beykle831/
Bekhel831/
Beecle830/
Beikle830/
Beackeler801/
Baekkelie801/
Beakesley800/
Biokele77418/
Bekkeli77236/
Bakiele77192/
Beketli77120/
Bikiele77107/
Bekolle7762/
Bökeler7743/
Bekqeli7739/
Bekelis7729/
Bekkela7725/
Biketle7719/
Bickele7718/
Bekkely7718/
Beckely7716/
Bekalle7715/
Bekkale7714/
Bekaley7714/
Bikelle7710/
Bakeley779/
Beskeli779/
Bekelya778/
Bhekole777/
Bekelia777/
Beakely776/
Bikeles776/
Bhekale775/
Bhekile775/
Bechele774/
Bakeleh774/
Beckale774/
Bekheli774/
Bhakele774/
Bekeeli772/
Backele772/
Bekeily771/
Bekeyli771/
Beakleh771/
Bakhele771/
Bekille771/
Bekisel771/
Bekaleh771/
Bekceli771/
Bokiele771/
Bokkele771/
Bokoele771/
Bhekela771/
Bakelei771/
Baikele771/
Beakale771/
Beakole771/
Beikely770/
Bikeler770/
Bikeley770/
Beeckle770/
Biekely770/
Bikle73230/
Becle73130/
Bykle739/
Beqle731/
Böckeler71202/
Bockelie7177/
Bäckelie7120/
Becheley7119/
Bockelee7114/
Beichele718/
Bekitler717/
Beckiley713/
Bekkelid713/
Bekhetil713/
Bakkelie712/
Bedkayle711/
Bakkelee711/
Bickeley711/
Bequelle711/
Bekisiel711/
Bekaille711/
Bekalley711/
Beskelis711/
Bikeileh711/
Bekelich711/
Bekeilla711/
Bickeler710/
Bequeler710/
Beechele710/
Bakale6712,413/
Bakole679,425/
Bickle673,330/
Bokole671,673/
Bikale671,051/
Bekili67944/
Bekoli67807/
Bekali67761/
Bokeli67558/
Bokale67460/
Bikela67407/
Bakeli67192/
Bikeli67175/
Bokile67165/
Bekila67122/
Bakile6782/
Bikile6780/
Bikole6752/
Böckheler6748/
Bekail6741/
Beceli6719/
Bickeleit6719/
Becale6714/
Bykhle6712/
Bikleh6711/
Bikhle6710/
Beccle679/
Bhikle679/
Bicele673/
Bequettle672/
Baikle672/
Becole672/
Becely672/
Becile672/
Beacheley671/
Bikcle671/
Vekhel671/
Bekhelaya671/
Bekayl671/
Bikkle671/
Bokéle671/
Bekhil671/
Becgel670/
Bikely670/

Bekele Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bekele in the Russian language
Бекелеbekele-
Bekele in the Arabic language
بيكيليbykyly-

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  • 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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