Bekri Surname
Approximately 15,971 people bear this surname
Bekri Surname User-submission:
The Bekri surname means 'old time' or 'era' in Algerian Arabic dialect.
Bekri Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 6,278 | 1:15,538 | 2,141 |
| Algeria | 5,090 | 1:7,590 | 1,284 |
| Morocco | 3,238 | 1:10,647 | 1,509 |
| Greece | 415 | 1:26,698 | 4,032 |
| France | 332 | 1:200,068 | 31,101 |
| Indonesia | 111 | 1:1,191,434 | 84,297 |
| Turkey | 101 | 1:770,509 | 38,247 |
| Malaysia | 58 | 1:508,521 | 25,379 |
| Tunisia | 55 | 1:11,102 | 1,834 |
| Belgium | 51 | 1:225,424 | 28,627 |
| Mauritania | 47 | 1:87,125 | 5,595 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| North Macedonia | 23 | 1:91,368 | 8,238 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
The alternate forms: Békri (1) are calculated separately.
Bekri (5,311) may also be a first name.
Bekri Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Bekri surname means 'old time' or 'era' in Algerian Arabic dialect.
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Average Bekri Salary in
United States
$49,893 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bekri Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekri Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bekri (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻜﺮﻱ, Hindi: बेकरी, Oriya: େବକୀ) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Békri. For other potential spellings of Bekri click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekri? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 33,253rd most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 456,299 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Bekri reside; 52 percent reside in North Africa and 52 percent reside in Mahgreb. Bekri is also the 92,631st most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 5,311 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 6,278 people, or 1 in 15,538. Other than Ethiopia it exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 32 percent reside and Morocco, where 20 percent reside.
Bekri Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Bekri earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 15.63% more than the national average, earning $49,893 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.48% less than the national average, earning $36,032 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bekri Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bekri in the Hindi language | ||
| बेकरी | bekari | - |
| Bekri in the Oriya language | ||
| େବକୀ | ebaki | - |
| Bekri in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻜﺮﻱ | bkry | 66.67 |
| ﺑﻜﺮ | bkr | 16.67 |
| ﺑﻜﺮﻯ | bkry | 16.67 |
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Footnotes
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