Bekht Surname
Approximately 408 people bear this surname
Bekht Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 374 | 1:205,301 | 16,441 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Bekht (17) may also be a first name.
Bekht Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekht Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bekht (Russian: Бехт) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekht? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bekht is the 716,247th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 17,861,632 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Bekht reside; 92 percent reside in South Asia and 92 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 17 people.
The last name Bekht is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 374 people, or 1 in 205,301. In Iran it is most numerous in: West Azerbaijan Province, where 25 percent reside, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 19 percent reside and Golestan Province, where 15 percent reside. Besides Iran it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 7 percent reside and Pakistan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bekhth | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bekt | 89 | 6 | / |
| Beikhet | 83 | 4 | / |
| Bekehet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bakht | 80 | 32,256 | / |
| Becht | 80 | 6,099 | / |
| Bokht | 80 | 112 | / |
| Bekte | 80 | 39 | / |
| Beckt | 80 | 6 | / |
| Beikt | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bektz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bekhtova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beicht | 73 | 395 | / |
| Beacht | 73 | 60 | / |
| Beecht | 73 | 56 | / |
| Bechte | 73 | 54 | / |
| Bakhth | 73 | 23 | / |
| Bhakht | 73 | 15 | / |
| Veikht | 73 | 5 | / |
| Becktt | 73 | 3 | / |
| Veykht | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bakkht | 73 | 2 | / |
| Backht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beeket | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakhdt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakhht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baikht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beeckt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beiket | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhekte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bechtt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Biecht | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bect | 67 | 98 | / |
| Bakt | 67 | 76 | / |
| Bektova | 67 | 59 | / |
| Bokt | 67 | 20 | / |
| Begt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Beikete | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beachet | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beqt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bikt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beacket | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bechtte | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bechtch | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beekete | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beekett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beakett | 67 | 0 | / |
Bekht Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bekht in the Russian language | ||
| Бехт | beht | - |
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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 Bekht
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