Beks Surname

170,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,527 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Beks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,1371:14,8522,231
Iran4541:169,12514,348
Australia3701:72,9618,589
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Belgium1031:111,61816,639
Russia681:2,119,457129,651
Canada441:837,40065,151
Thailand441:1,605,417210,847
Kazakhstan281:631,51843,439
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Cameroon131:1,597,62187,539
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Latvia91:227,78322,848
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Liberia81:551,06725,208
India81:95,883,173728,828
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
England81:6,964,757184,742
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Bekš (39) are calculated separately.

Beks (228) may also be a first name.

Beks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Beks (Russian: Бекс) is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Bekš. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Beks? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 170,546th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,883,873 people. The last name Beks is mostly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Beks are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Beks is also the 594,918th most common given name internationally, borne by 228 people.

The last name Beks is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,137 people, or 1 in 14,852. In The Netherlands Beks is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 55 percent reside, Limburg, where 13 percent reside and North Holland, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands this last name is found in 44 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Beks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Beks has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Beks surname rose 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Beks Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

The amount Beks earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.49% less than the national average, earning $43,478 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bekš9239/
Becks893,845/
Beeks892,178/
Beaks8978/
Beksh8958/
Beuks8939/
Boeks8917/
Beiks8910/
Bekås892/
Beyks892/
Bekst891/
Bheks891/
Beksz891/
Besks891/
Bekse891/
Beekes80357/
Beakes80309/
Beikes80243/
Beykes8018/
Bekhsh8012/
Beecks809/
Boecks802/
Beckst801/
Bejkes801/
Bekkås801/
Baks7514,295/
Boks751,789/
Bekx75344/
Biks75160/
Byks7558/
Bekç7529/
Begs758/
Bekz756/
Bexs752/
Beqs751/
Beksová737/
Beakhsh731/
Boeksch731/
Beekesh731/
Baksh67121,194/
Beggs6712,631/
Boksh672,995/
Bakhs672,390/
Backs671,863/
Bocks67981/
Beckx67611/
Bekçe67279/
Bikse67253/
Bicks67224/
Buiks67222/
Becse67175/
Bakås67127/
Bhaks6747/
Boyks6740/
Bykes6737/
Baiks6736/
Biekx6736/
Buyks6730/
Beekx6728/
Bäcks6723/
Bahks6720/
Biegs6715/
Bakss6715/
Biksh6711/
Bohks679/
Bokhs679/
Bechs675/
Veksø674/
Bikst673/
Vekss672/
Bokås672/
Beckz672/
Biksz672/
Beckstdt672/
Bakks672/
Bitks671/
Beucs671/
Boecs671/
Boekx671/
Bhoks671/
Bioks671/
Baekx671/
Baksz671/
Besxz671/
Byksh671/
Bekce671/
Bokss671/
Bekshova671/
Bakqs671/
Bokks671/
Betcs671/
Beygs670/
Boegs670/
Beigs670/
Baaks670/
Bisks670/
Veaks670/
Beegs670/
Beags670/

Beks Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Beks in the Russian language
Бексbeks-

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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 Beks
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