Bekem Surname

300,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Bekem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,1451:67,9666,369
Cameroon711:292,52227,501
India171:45,121,493474,784
England121:4,643,172139,951
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Bekem (105) may also be a first name.

Bekem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bekem (Russian: Бекем) is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 300,866th most numerous surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,770,028 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Bekem are found; 78 percent are found in West Asia and 78 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 920,134th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 105 people.

The last name Bekem is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is carried by 1,145 people, or 1 in 67,966. In Turkey Bekem is mostly found in: Gaziantep Province, where 18 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 13 percent reside and Sirnak Province, where 10 percent reside. Other than Turkey this surname is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 6 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Bekem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bekem has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Bekem surname increased 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bekkem91735/
Beckem9187/
Bekhem9123/
Bekeme9112/
Beikem9111/
Beykem918/
Betkem912/
Beakem911/
Beukem911/
Bhekem911/
Bekeam911/
Boeckem8386/
Beckhem8312/
Bhekkem834/
Beskeme832/
Beikeme831/
Beakkem831/
Beuckem831/
Beskeem830/
Bakem80152/
Bekim80106/
Bikem80104/
Bokem8018/
Becem8016/
Beqem804/
Bykem803/
Bekemova778/
Bekkheim771/
Bechem73961/
Baqeem73471/
Böckem73242/
Beckim7386/
Bikkem7358/
Boikem7343/
Bokkem7342/
Bikeme7316/
Bakkem7315/
Bekkim738/
Bekhim738/
Baakem736/
Bockem736/
Baikem736/
Boykem735/
Beekim734/
Bokeem734/
Bickem733/
Bakhem733/
Bakeem733/
Bikeem733/
Bahkem733/
Bekime732/
Bokhem732/
Bokeim732/
Bedkim731/
Bikiem731/
Bikeum731/
Behkim731/
Baekim731/
Beceam731/
Backem730/
Beachem67758/
Bahakem67199/
Beechem67190/
Bickhem6759/
Beechim6711/
Becheam677/
Bäckhem674/
Baikhem672/
Bakehem672/
Bhikkem672/
Behekim671/
Baqheem671/
Beckhim671/
Bahkeem671/
Beaceim670/
Bokhiem670/

Bekem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bekem in the Russian language
Бекемbekem-

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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 Bekem
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