Bekhor Surname

250,018th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,587 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Bekhor Surname User-submission:

The surname Bekhor or Bechor means 'elder' in Hebrew. It is carried by the Jewish community Mizrahi (Jews of the Middle East).

Bekhor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1,1661:7,3391,131
Australia2631:102,64511,557
United States801:4,530,737237,840
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Bekhor (602) may also be a first name.

Bekhor Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Bekhor or Bechor means 'elder' in Hebrew. It is carried by the Jewish community Mizrahi (Jews of the Middle East).

- nbekhor

Bekhor Last Name Facts

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

Bekhor is borne by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bekhor.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekhor? popularity and diffusion

Bekhor is the 250,018th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,592,026 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Bekhor are found; 74 percent are found in West Asia and 73 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. It is also the 340,659th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 602 people.

The last name is most widespread in Israel, where it is held by 1,166 people, or 1 in 7,339. In Israel it is primarily found in: Tel Aviv District, where 43 percent live, Central District, where 30 percent live and Northern District, where 8 percent live. Other than Israel this surname occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Bekhor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bekhor surname are 27.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 80.95% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bekhor earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 2.45% less than the national average, earning $42,090 USD per year and in Canada they earn 134.08% more than the national average, earning $116,298 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beikhor9225/
Bekhore9221/
Beykhor9218/
Bekhour9214/
Baekhor925/
Beckhor921/
Bekor9157/
Beikhoor862/
Beikhour861/
Bekour83497/
Beikor83313/
Bechor83264/
Bakhor83204/
Bekhar8350/
Beakor8321/
Bezkor8316/
Bikhor8315/
Bekore8312/
Beckor834/
Beskor832/
Bokhor832/
Behkor832/
Beekor831/
Bekoer831/
Betkor831/
Bekkkhoer801/
Bekkour771,452/
Beckord77431/
Bakhoor77374/
Beikour77320/
Bechore77215/
Bokhoor7733/
Bhekhar7718/
Bekoure7716/
Beichor775/
Bechour774/
Bekhart773/
Baikhor772/
Bechord772/
Bekhare772/
Behkour772/
Bejchor772/
Bechhor771/
Bikhour771/
Backhor771/
Beykoor771/
Bekahar771/
Beikhur771/
Boehkor771/
Beechor770/
Betchor770/
Bikhorz770/
Beachor770/
Bechort770/
Boeckor770/
Bekar7319,831/
Bokor7312,878/
Bakor732,142/
Bejor73116/
Bekur7349/
Bikor736/
Becor734/
Bekâr731/
Beckhart71143/
Bhekhare715/
Bechkhar715/
Beetkoor714/
Bickhore712/
Behekhar712/
Beachore712/
Bekorova711/
Bichkhor711/
Bechoure711/
Beachour711/
Bekhardt711/
Beckhaur710/
Beekhart710/
Bekkar6711,767/
Bechar676,804/
Bekure673,591/
Bakhar672,376/
Beykar671,308/
Vykhor671,100/
Bakoor67807/
Bokhar67649/
Bekeur67214/
Bhokar67187/
Beckhardt67132/
Bokkor67110/
Bekare6795/
Bikore6782/
Bockor6782/
Beskur6774/
Beckar6768/
Bikhur6759/
Bhekar6758/
Backor6753/
Bakkor6740/
Bajkor6739/
Baikor6728/
Bikhar6727/
Behkar6722/
Beikar6721/
Baykor6721/
Beekar6719/
Becour6718/
Bejour6717/
Biekar6716/
Vechor6714/
Baekar6714/
Bichor676/
Beïkar675/
Bakoir674/
Bhekur674/
Bejkar673/
Bickor673/
Becort673/
Bekatr673/
Boekar672/
Bikour672/
Beccor672/
Bekarr671/
Bychor671/
Bekkur671/
Beckhartt671/
Bhijor671/
Bhokor671/
Beakar671/
Veckor671/
Baakor671/
Bescor671/
Bekurh671/
Bekaar671/
Bekarp671/
Bekarz671/
Böckor671/
Beškar671/
Bhakor671/
Bikkor671/
Beacor671/
Becahr671/
Bejhar671/
Bejorh671/
Becorr671/
Biskor671/
Becord670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bekhor
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