Bekir Surname

86,930th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,539 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Bekir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria3,2521:2,146306
Turkey7341:106,0249,116
Greece3841:28,8544,449
England2461:226,49618,955
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
North Macedonia801:26,2683,334
Israel791:108,32412,251
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Russia571:2,528,475145,724
France531:1,253,259128,888
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Tunisia321:19,0823,053
Kyrgyzstan281:213,30920,787
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Slovenia141:177,69114,620
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Azerbaijan81:1,206,14016,795
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

The alternate forms: Békir (1) are calculated separately.

Bekir (156,056) may also be a first name.

Bekir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bekir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻜﻴﺮ, Hindi: बेकइ, Russian: Бекир) is most common in Bulgaria. It may also appear as: Békir. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 86,930th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,315,679 people. Bekir occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Bekir are found; 72 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 33 percent are found in East Thrace and Karpass. Bekir is also the 6,733rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 156,056 people.

The surname is most common in Bulgaria, where it is held by 3,252 people, or 1 in 2,146. In Bulgaria Bekir is most frequent in: Kardzhali Province, where 48 percent are found, Haskovo Province, where 12 percent are found and Burgas Province, where 7 percent are found. Beside Bulgaria this last name occurs in 57 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 13 percent are found and Greece, where 7 percent are found.

Bekir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bekir surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bekir earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 54.95% less than the national average, earning $19,438 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.72% more than the national average, earning $60,476 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Békir931/
Bekier911,980/
Boekir9130/
Bekire9116/
Beckir917/
Bekhir914/
Beikir912/
Bekair912/
Bekkir911/
Bekeir911/
Betkir911/
Behkir911/
Bekkair83448/
Bekierz83125/
Beckier8335/
Bekheir8317/
Bekhier836/
Bekhair833/
Bekkier832/
Bekihre831/
Bekkhir831/
Beikire831/
Beckhir831/
Bekeire831/
Bakir80100,843/
Beker8018,792/
Becir80429/
Bikir80342/
Bokir80128/
Beqir8053/
Bekyr8044/
Bekre8021/
Bekirova777,084/
Beikheir7722/
Beikhair772/
Bekhaire771/
Biekierz771/
Baeckier771/
Bechkitr771/
Bekheire771/
Becker73498,723/
Bekker7342,896/
Bechir7341,200/
Bekher739,812/
Bieker734,575/
Bekere733,485/
Beeker731,889/
Beuker731,819/
Bakier731,590/
Bekeer731,432/
Bakhir731,238/
Boeker731,233/
Bakeir73538/
Baykir73411/
Baeker73221/
Beyker73216/
Bekeur73214/
Beiker73113/
Beaker73112/
Bhekre7391/
Bequir7380/
Bikire7337/
Bekcer7322/
Bakkir7322/
Bhakir7315/
Bakair7313/
Baakir7312/
Beçker7311/
Bahkir738/
Hbakir736/
Bokhir735/
Bejker735/
Bakoir734/
Backir734/
Bhikir734/
Behker733/
Bikier733/
Bokair732/
Bheker732/
Bokier732/
Bekhre731/
Beckjr731/
Bokeir731/
Beskyr731/
Beicer731/
Bekerė731/
Békier731/
Bakqir731/
Baqeir731/
Bekkre731/
Bekerz731/
Begker731/
Bikior731/
Bekerr730/
Beakre730/
Bekkirova711/
Baheikire711/
Beiskeire710/
Boecker672,951/
Baecker671,723/
Biecker67399/
Beicker67186/
Betkher67171/
Beicher67159/
Beucker67111/
Beecker67110/
Bakhair6789/
Beckker6775/
Bekkert6770/
Bechker6756/
Betcker6732/
Beacker6729/
Bikaire6729/
Bekeart6722/
Betkere6722/
Beichir6720/
Beïchir6718/
Bekkere6717/
Boykier6713/
Bequier6713/
Bockier6713/
Bekhert6711/
Beckerd6711/
Beccker678/
Bekeere677/
Bikheir676/
Beckeer675/
Beadker675/
Betåker675/
Beykher673/
Bikhair672/
Beckher672/
Beckcer672/
Bekhher672/
Becaire671/
Beekert671/
Bhekere671/
Bhesker671/
Bokheir671/
Betkeer671/
Backier671/
Veckair671/
Boikire671/
Beckere671/
Behcker671/
Beiquer671/
Besquir671/
Bhaikir671/
Bakkier671/
Baikire671/
Becheir671/
Baaikir671/
Bekkairova671/
Backeir671/
Beckerp671/
Betkhyr671/
Beakert670/
Boykire670/
Beitker670/
Baykier670/
Beckear670/
Beekerr670/
Beskert670/

Bekir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bekir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻜﻴﺮbkyr-
Bekir in the Hindi language
बेकइbeka'i-
Bekir in the Russian language
Бекирbekir-

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