Bekri Surname

33,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,971 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Algeria

Bekri Surname User-submission:

The Bekri surname means 'old time' or 'era' in Algerian Arabic dialect.

Bekri Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia6,2781:15,5382,141
Algeria5,0901:7,5901,284
Morocco3,2381:10,6471,509
Greece4151:26,6984,032
France3321:200,06831,101
Indonesia1111:1,191,43484,297
Turkey1011:770,50938,247
Malaysia581:508,52125,379
Tunisia551:11,1021,834
Belgium511:225,42428,627
Mauritania471:87,1255,595
United States361:10,068,304413,125
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Spain281:1,669,71648,608
North Macedonia231:91,3688,238
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
England141:3,979,861125,553
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893

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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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) occurs most in Ethiopia. It may also be found in the variant forms: Békri. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekri? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bekri is the 33,253rd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 456,299 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 92 percent of Bekri are found; 52 percent are found in North Africa and 52 percent are found in Mahgreb. Bekri is also the 92,631st most common forename at a global level, held by 5,311 people.

This surname is most common in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 6,278 people, or 1 in 15,538. Without taking into account Ethiopia it is found in 34 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 32 percent are found and Morocco, where 20 percent are found.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Békri931/
Beckri9113/
Bhekri912/
Beekri911/
Bekkri911/
Bekhri911/
Bekrai911/
Bekriy911/
Besskri834/
Bekrich833/
Beekeri832/
Bekrije831/
Beckris831/
Bekhrie831/
Bakri80122,397/
Bikri801,246/
Bokri80550/
Bekry80270/
Bykri80261/
Bekra8028/
Bekre8021/
Becri803/
Beckrich77687/
Bekhriss7712/
Bekricht772/
Beykerai771/
Bekhrris771/
Beckrith770/
Beikrich770/
Beckroid770/
Bakhri734,145/
Bhakri73766/
Bakrie73443/
Biekre73202/
Bahkri73136/
Bakrih73107/
Bhekre7391/
Bokhri7372/
Bykeri7342/
Becrit7331/
Backri7328/
Bickri7325/
Bikriç7319/
Becris7318/
Bakëri7315/
Bakkri7314/
Bhikri7310/
Bakrui7310/
Bakrai739/
Bokrai739/
Hbakri737/
Bakrri737/
Bakriy736/
Becrei735/
Bikhri735/
Bakqri734/
Bhokri734/
Bekrer734/
Bekhry733/
Bekhra732/
Baikri732/
Bekhre731/
Beckry731/
Beekra731/
Bikrid731/
Bikrip731/
Betkre731/
Bokrie731/
Bekkra731/
Bokrii731/
Biekra731/
Bekkre731/
Beiqri731/
Beekry731/
Baakri731/
Bohkri731/
Beakre730/
Bhakhri67344/
Baikrai67195/
Bakhrie6730/
Bockrie6711/
Baykeri678/
Bekrych677/
Bakhrai677/
Bykerei676/
Bhikhri675/
Baikeri674/
Bakërri673/
Bhakkri672/
Bahkhri672/
Beckrer671/
Bhakrai671/
Bhaikri671/
Bockhri671/
Bakhrij671/
Baakhri671/
Bekrauy671/
Bekhraj671/
Bokhhri671/
Becrist670/
Beckret670/

Bekri Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bekri in the Hindi language
बेकरीbekari-
Bekri in the Oriya language
େବକୀebaki-
Bekri in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻜﺮﻱbkry66.67
ﺑﻜﺮbkr16.67
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