Bekna Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Bekna Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Bekna (8) may also be a first name.

Bekna Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bekna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻜﻨﻪ, Hindi: बेकना) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekna? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bekna is the 7,593,402nd most common surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Bekna reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Bekna is also the 4,213,784th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 8 people.

Bekna is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Bekna is most prevalent in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Mauritania this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 17 percent reside and Niger, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boekna91270/
Baekna911/
Beekna911/
Beknay911/
Beeknah832/
Bheekna831/
Beknass831/
Becknap830/
Bokna8051/
Bakna8047/
Bekni8037/
Bikna8018/
Bekne8012/
Becna801/
Beyknaya779/
Bekhnach771/
Becknait770/
Becknath770/
Bokhna7395/
Bhakna7349/
Beckne7347/
Bakhna7346/
Beckno7331/
Beknes7323/
Bekneh7319/
Bhikna7316/
Bhekne7310/
Bykena734/
Bekhno734/
Byknai733/
Beknou732/
Bekhni731/
Beckny731/
Biknga731/
Boknai731/
Behkne731/
Beikne731/
Bekngo731/
Beknit731/
Veknna731/
Beknie731/
Bekgnacht711/
Beeknoo6745/
Bhikhna679/
Bakinna675/
Baikena675/
Bakenna674/
Bicknas674/
Beakney672/
Beekner672/
Bekcner672/
Bakhnah671/
Beikner671/
Bekenni671/
Bedcnaz671/
Bikinna671/
Bokenna671/
Bekknes671/
Beikeni671/
Buikena670/
Beakner670/
Betkney670/
Becknet670/
Becknes670/
Beckney670/

Bekna Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bekna in the Hindi language
बेकनाbekana-
Bekna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻜﻨﻪbknh33.33
ﺑﻜﻦbkn33.33
ﺍﻟﺒﻜﻨﻪalbknh33.33

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bekna
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