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) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 300,866th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,770,028 people. The last name Bekem occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Bekem live; 78 percent live in West Asia and 78 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Bekem is also the 920,134th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 105 people.

Bekem is most commonly used in Turkey, where it is held by 1,145 people, or 1 in 67,966. In Turkey Bekem is most numerous in: Gaziantep Province, where 18 percent are found, Istanbul Province, where 13 percent are found and Sirnak Province, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 6 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Bekem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bekem has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Bekem surname rose 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bekem
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