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
Bekir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻜﻴﺮ, Hindi: बेकइ, Russian: Бекир) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Békir. For other possible spellings of Bekir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekir? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 86,930th most widespread last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,315,679 people. The last name 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 frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 156,056 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 3,252 people, or 1 in 2,146. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Kardzhali Province, where 48 percent reside, Haskovo Province, where 12 percent reside and Burgas Province, where 7 percent reside. Besides Bulgaria this surname occurs 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 holding the Bekir last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered with 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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