Bekkevar Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bekkevar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekkevar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway511:100,82913,689
United States91:40,273,215872,126

Bekkevar Last Name Facts

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

Bekkevar is most common in Norway. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Bekkevar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekkevar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,483,783rd most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. The last name Bekkevar occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Bekkevar reside; 85 percent reside in Northern Europe and 85 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Bekkevar is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 100,829. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 94 percent reside, Central Norway, where 2 percent reside and Northern Norway, where 2 percent reside. Not including Norway it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Bekkevar Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Bekkevar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.5% less than the national average, earning 309,740 kr per year and in United States they earn 71.32% less than the national average, earning $12,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bekkevahr9419/
Bekkevard9413/
Baekkevar941/
Bekevar931/
Bakkevar8846/
Bikkevar8812/
Bakevar8061/
Bikevar804/
Bokevar802/
Bekewar801/
Bekkeshwar781/
Bakkivar7543/
Bakkavar7526/
Bokkavar7514/
Bekeware7510/
Bakkewar759/
Bhikevar752/
Bikkewar751/
Bokkewar751/
Baikevar751/
Bekebor6758/
Bakivar6757/
Bakavar6739/
Bokavar679/
Bakewar677/
Vikevar671/
Bhekeshwar671/
Becivar670/

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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 Bekkevar
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