Bektasha Surname
Approximately 118 people bear this surname
Bektasha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 112 | 1:26,018 | 4,234 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bektasha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bektasha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bektasha is most common in Albania. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bektasha? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bektasha is the 1,674,734th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Bektasha are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Albano-Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Albania, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 26,018. In Albania it is most frequent in: Korçë County, where 92 percent are found and Tirana County, where 8 percent are found. Beside Albania it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 3 percent are found and Bulgaria, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bektashaj | 94 | 68 | / |
| Bektashi | 88 | 615 | / |
| Bektasai | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bakhtasha | 82 | 20 | / |
| Bekteshaj | 82 | 3 | / |
| Bektasi | 80 | 49 | / |
| Bektachi | 75 | 136 | / |
| Begtashi | 75 | 6 | / |
| Bektasse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Biktashi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bektasoz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bakteasa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Becktache | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bektahche | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beygtashi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baktaisau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bektaši | 67 | 573 | / |
| Bactasa | 67 | 405 | / |
| Bagtasa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bektaşer | 63 | 110 | / |
| Begtache | 63 | 8 | / |
| Bectache | 63 | 3 | / |
| Bigtashi | 63 | 3 | / |
| Biktache | 63 | 2 | / |
| Begtoucha | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bigtaschi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bekhtouche | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bagtaso | 53 | 156 | / |
| Bictache | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Bektasha
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