Bekes Surname

415,769th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 837 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Bekes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2921:33,6173,662
Nigeria1421:1,247,48449,911
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Romania641:313,71727,893
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Greece361:307,77244,531
Papua New Guinea291:281,16338,188
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Turkey201:3,891,07197,520
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Bekeš (183), Békes (71), Békés (520), Békeš (8) & Békéš (1) are calculated separately.

Bekes (206) may also be a first name.

Bekes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bekes (Russian: Бекес) occurs more in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Bekeš, Békes, Békés, Békeš or Békéš. For other potential spellings of Bekes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bekes is the 415,769th most widespread surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 8,706,745 people. The surname Bekes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Bekes reside; 44 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 35 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. Bekes is also the 630,600th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 206 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is carried by 292 people, or 1 in 33,617. In Hungary it is primarily found in: Somogy County, where 22 percent reside, Bács-Kiskun County, where 21 percent reside and Budapest, where 21 percent reside. Beside Hungary this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Bekes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bekes has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bekes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bekes last name are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

Bekes earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.06% less than the national average, earning $41,398 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bekeš93183/
Békes9371/
Beukes9139,063/
Bekesh91425/
Beckes91378/
Beekes91357/
Beakes91309/
Beikes91243/
Bekesz9140/
Beykes9118/
Beskes9117/
Boekes9114/
Bekese919/
Bekess917/
Biekes914/
Bekets911/
Baekes911/
Bejkes911/
Bekies911/
Behkes910/
Bekeds910/
Békés87520/
Békeš878/
Bekiesz83243/
Bekkies83114/
Biekies8369/
Bekesse8349/
Bekesch8335/
Beckesh8329/
Beckies838/
Beuckes837/
Bechkes836/
Bekeshe835/
Beukies835/
Beckess833/
Beckets833/
Bhekesh833/
Beckest832/
Beckeas831/
Beekesh831/
Bekhesh831/
Beukeus831/
Baekies831/
Beckeis831/
Baekesh831/
Bakes801,806/
Bekis80356/
Bekeç80322/
Bikes8089/
Bekeč8050/
Bykes8037/
Bekez8032/
Bokes8030/
Beces806/
Bekys806/
Békéš801/
Bekesova77189/
Bekiesch7756/
Biekiesz7711/
Boekesch776/
Beckesch776/
Bekesová771/
Baeckeas770/
Backes7321,657/
Bekish731,855/
Bekkis731,635/
Bakkes731,024/
Bekisz73685/
Bakesh73425/
Bakies73312/
Bickes73281/
Bockes73278/
Beches73276/
Bekios73256/
Bekysh73218/
Bakeas73151/
Veckes73111/
Baakes7389/
Biçkes7375/
Bikkes7362/
Bikese7362/
Bokkes7348/
Bekech7344/
Buikes7344/
Bekece7341/
Bekgeç7337/
Bokesh7335/
Bikesh7335/
Bokies7331/
Bakeis7324/
Betkis7321/
Beckis7318/
Bekise7318/
Beques7317/
Bokeas7315/
Bakesz7312/
Bakhes7312/
Baekis7311/
Beukis7310/
Bokesz739/
Bekiss739/
Beckys738/
Buykes737/
Veikes737/
Bäckes736/
Baqees735/
Bagkes734/
Baikes733/
Biqees733/
Becess732/
Bekhis732/
Betkys732/
Bekuis731/
Bikees731/
Beakis731/
Bhakes731/
Bakees731/
Bokeus731/
Bikies731/
Biekis731/
Bekais731/
Beckez731/
Bokess730/
Biskes730/
Bekeshova71778/
Bekessova717/
Bekhuis67675/
Bokesch67257/
Bokkies67169/
Buyskes67127/
Bakhesh67102/
Becques6793/
Beckish6782/
Baqeesh6780/
Behkish6775/
Bakkies6770/
Beeches6750/
Biekisz6747/
Boikess6741/
Beaches6740/
Buyckes6740/
Bekisch6735/
Baackes6734/
Bökesch6731/
Backeus6730/
Bequest6726/
Bikkies6723/
Beskysh6720/
Bezkysh6718/
Buikies6717/
Bekhuys6712/
Besques6711/
Backess679/
Bakesch678/
Bhakesh676/
Beckuis675/
Bakkehs674/
Boikese674/
Beşkeşe674/
Beskish673/
Bekisse673/
Bakiesh672/
Bedketz671/
Bhikhes671/
Bickies671/
Beiches671/
Bekhish671/
Bequies671/
Bittkes671/
Bieques671/
Biqeese671/
Bakkees671/
Bahkess671/
Bekkise671/
Bekishe671/
Backeis671/
Bahkesh671/
Backies670/
Bickets670/
Buickes670/
Boykeis670/
Bockess670/
Beechis670/
Bojkese670/
Boickes670/

Bekes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bekes in the Russian language
Бекесbekes-

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