Bektash Surname
Approximately 1,401 people bear this surname
Bektash Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 196 | 1:30,473 | 4,966 |
| Iran | 177 | 1:433,800 | 27,084 |
| Bulgaria | 165 | 1:42,296 | 3,068 |
| Russia | 59 | 1:2,442,764 | 142,518 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Albania | 9 | 1:323,784 | 16,217 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Azerbaijan | 6 | 1:1,608,187 | 20,863 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Bektash (1,125) may also be a first name.
Bektash Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bektash Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bektash (Russian: Бекташ) is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bektash? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bektash is the 276,726th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 5,201,674 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 52 percent of Bektash live; 52 percent live in North Africa and 52 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Bektash is also the 237,583rd most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 1,125 people.
It is most frequent in Egypt, where it is borne by 732 people, or 1 in 125,595. Not including Egypt this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Kyrgyzstan, where 14 percent live and Iran, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bektas | 92 | 3,385 | / |
| Baktash | 86 | 1,463 | / |
| Biktash | 86 | 196 | / |
| Bektesh | 86 | 43 | / |
| Begtash | 86 | 10 | / |
| Boktash | 86 | 4 | / |
| Beqtash | 86 | 4 | / |
| Becktas | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bektashova | 82 | 1,045 | / |
| Bakhtash | 80 | 8 | / |
| Backtash | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bektasse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baktasch | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baktaash | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bektaš | 77 | 762 | / |
| Begtas | 77 | 506 | / |
| Baktas | 77 | 424 | / |
| Bectas | 77 | 95 | / |
| Biktas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bektac | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bektos | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bektasova | 75 | 968 | / |
| Bektahche | 75 | 1 | / |
| Backtasch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Becktache | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bagtash | 71 | 72 | / |
| Biktashova | 71 | 60 | / |
| Bektassova | 71 | 45 | / |
| Bigtash | 71 | 25 | / |
| Byktashova | 71 | 6 | / |
| Bictash | 71 | 2 | / |
| Baqtash | 71 | 1 | / |
| Biktach | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bektoshova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bıyıktas | 67 | 34 | / |
| Begtache | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bectache | 67 | 3 | / |
| Biktache | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhaktesh | 67 | 2 | / |
Bektash Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bektash in the Russian language | ||
| Бекташ | bektas | - |
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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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- 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 Bektash
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