Bekir Surname
Approximately 5,539 people bear this surname
Bekir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 3,252 | 1:2,146 | 306 |
| Turkey | 734 | 1:106,024 | 9,116 |
| Greece | 384 | 1:28,854 | 4,449 |
| England | 246 | 1:226,496 | 18,955 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| North Macedonia | 80 | 1:26,268 | 3,334 |
| Israel | 79 | 1:108,324 | 12,251 |
| Germany | 73 | 1:1,102,815 | 73,621 |
| Russia | 57 | 1:2,528,475 | 145,724 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| United States | 49 | 1:7,397,121 | 336,459 |
| Sweden | 42 | 1:234,447 | 16,276 |
| Tunisia | 32 | 1:19,082 | 3,053 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 28 | 1:213,309 | 20,787 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Australia | 23 | 1:1,173,726 | 64,589 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19 | 1:429,143 | 55,452 |
| Slovenia | 14 | 1:177,691 | 14,620 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 1:1,206,140 | 16,795 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 1:22,041,532 | 555,748 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
The alternate forms: Békir (1) are calculated separately.
Bekir (156,056) may also be a first name.
Bekir Demographics
Average Bekir Salary in
United States
$19,438 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 found most frequently in Bulgaria. It may also be found in the variant forms: Békir. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 86,930th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,315,679 people. The surname Bekir is primarily found in Europe, where 82 percent of Bekir live; 72 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 33 percent live in East Thrace and Karpass. Bekir is also the 6,733rd most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 156,056 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Bulgaria, where it is held by 3,252 people, or 1 in 2,146. In Bulgaria Bekir is primarily concentrated in: Kardzhali Province, where 48 percent reside, Haskovo Province, where 12 percent reside and Burgas Province, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Bulgaria it exists in 57 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 13 percent reside and Greece, where 7 percent reside.
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% being registered to vote for the political 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
Bekir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bekir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻜﻴﺮ | bkyr | - |
| Bekir in the Hindi language | ||
| बेकइ | beka'i | - |
| Bekir in the Russian language | ||
| Бекир | bekir | - |
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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
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- 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 Bekir
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