Bektashi Surname

526,921st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 615 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Albania

Bektashi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bektashi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2651:289,74520,790
Albania1661:17,5553,074
Kosovo1051:17,7322,202
Serbia251:285,79814,883
Austria171:500,90847,931
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Azerbaijan61:1,608,18720,863
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Bektashi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bektashi (Russian: Бекташи) has its highest incidence in Iran. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bektashi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 526,921st most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,849,668 people. The surname Bektashi is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Bektashi reside; 48 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 44 percent reside in Albano-Europe.

Bektashi is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 265 people, or 1 in 289,745. In Iran Bektashi is most prevalent in: Zanjan Province, where 26 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 24 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Iran this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Albania, where 27 percent are found and Kosovo, where 17 percent are found.

Bektashi Last Name Statistics demography

Bektashi earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 52.96% more than the national average, earning $66,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bektasi9349/
Bekteshi883,622/
Bektachi88136/
Bektasha88118/
Baktashi8830/
Begtashi886/
Biktashi881/
Bektasai881/
Bektashaj8268/
Beygtashi821/
Bektesshi821/
Bektaši80573/
Bektesi80126/
Begteshi75203/
Bagtashi7520/
Bigtashi753/
Baktashy751/
Bektasse751/
Bakteshi751/
Bekteshaj713/
Bektahche711/
Becktache711/
Bigtaschi711/
Baktaşi6723/
Bekteşi675/
Bektaşer63110/
Begtache638/
Bectache633/
Biktache632/
Bacthassi591/
Bekhtouche561/
Bictache503/
Bactesih501/

Bektashi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bektashi in the Russian language
Бекташиbektasi-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bektashi
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