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

Bekna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻜﻨﻪ, Hindi: बेकना) occurs most in Mauritania. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bekna.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekna? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Bekna reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 4,213,784th most widely held given name on earth, held by 8 people.

The last name Bekna is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,047,432. In Mauritania Bekna is primarily found in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bekna
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