Bekelu Surname
Approximately 11,753 people bear this surname
Bekelu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 11,751 | 1:8,301 | 1,288 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Bekelu (43) may also be a first name.
Bekelu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekelu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bekelu (Marathi: बेकेलु) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Bekelu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekelu? popularity and diffusion
Bekelu is the 44,181st most common last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 620,058 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bekelu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 1,545,828th most frequently occurring given name world-wide It is held by 43 people.
Bekelu is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 11,751 people, or 1 in 8,301. Without taking into account Ethiopia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bekeleu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Bekealu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Boekelou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bekalu | 83 | 15,471 | / |
| Bakelu | 83 | 21 | / |
| Bekilu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bokelu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bekoğlu | 77 | 398 | / |
| Bekeloe | 77 | 6 | / |
| Bokkelu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bekkolu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Bekallu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bakelou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bakielu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bekollu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beakalu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baikelu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bikkelu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beykoylu | 71 | 9 | / |
| Beckylou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakelyau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beckeloe | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bakalu | 67 | 240 | / |
| Bikilu | 67 | 89 | / |
| Bikalu | 67 | 58 | / |
| Bokalu | 67 | 54 | / |
| Bokolu | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bakolu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bakilu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bikolu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baikhellu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Backeliau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beqalu | 67 | 1 | / |
Bekelu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bekelu in the Marathi language | ||
| बेकेलु | bekelu | - |
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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 Bekelu
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