Bekni Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Bekni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran281:2,742,23386,474
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

Bekni (31) may also be a first name.

Bekni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bekni (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻜﻨﻲ, Hindi: बेकनी) is found most in Iran. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Bekni.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,228,735th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Bekni are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 76 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Bekni is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held forename in the world, held by 31 people.

Bekni is most frequent in Iran, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 2,742,233. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Bushehr Province, where 43 percent are found, East Azerbaijan Province, where 29 percent are found and Fars Province, where 25 percent are found. Beside Iran this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 14 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bekhni911/
Beknie911/
Beknit911/
Beikeni831/
Bekenni831/
Bykni801,049/
Bakni80295/
Bikni8041/
Bekne8012/
Bekna806/
Bekengni7710/
Bekinnie773/
Becknith771/
Becknait770/
Boknoi73129/
Bykeni7357/
Beckne7347/
Beknes7323/
Bekneh7319/
Baykni7316/
Bhikni7315/
Bhekne7310/
Bakhni737/
Baknni734/
Baikni734/
Byknai733/
Beckny731/
Behkne731/
Beikne731/
Beknay731/
Beekna731/
Bajkni731/
Bikkni731/
Boknai731/
Beqnio731/
Boekne730/
Bhekeheni711/
Bhikhni6772/
Baequni6766/
Bokinni6748/
Byknish6711/
Bhaikni677/
Bakenni674/
Baikeni674/
Bakinni672/
Beakney672/
Beekner672/
Bekcner672/
Beikner671/
Bykenyi671/
Bouykni671/
Bheekna671/
Bhakhni671/
Bekknes671/
Becknet670/
Beakner670/
Betkney670/
Beckney670/
Becknes670/

Bekni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bekni in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻜﻨﻲbkny-
Bekni in the Hindi language
बेकनीbekani-

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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 Bekni
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