Bektasi Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Bektasi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 14 | 1:586,637 | 40,624 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Turkey | 6 | 1:12,970,237 | 144,247 |
| Azerbaijan | 5 | 1:1,929,824 | 23,635 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
The alternate forms: Bektaši (573) are calculated separately.
Bektasi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bektasi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bektasi occurs more in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Bektaši. Click here for other possible spellings of Bektasi.
How Common Is The Last Name Bektasi? popularity and diffusion
Bektasi is the 2,776,799th most commonly held family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 86 percent of Bektasi reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 33 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 586,637. In Switzerland it is most frequent in: Canton of St Gallen, where 57 percent are found, Canton of Bern, where 21 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Switzerland it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 18 percent are found and Sweden, where 14 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bektaši | 95 | 573 | / |
| Bektashi | 93 | 615 | / |
| Bektasai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bektesi | 86 | 126 | / |
| Bekteshi | 80 | 3,622 | / |
| Bektachi | 80 | 136 | / |
| Bektasha | 80 | 118 | / |
| Baktashi | 80 | 30 | / |
| Begtashi | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bektasse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Biktashi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bektashaj | 75 | 68 | / |
| Beygtashi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bektesshi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baktaşi | 71 | 23 | / |
| Bekteşi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Bektezi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Begteshi | 67 | 203 | / |
| Bektaşer | 67 | 110 | / |
| Bagtashi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Bigtashi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bakhtazi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bakteshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baktashy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekteshaj | 63 | 3 | / |
| Bektahche | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bacthassi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Becktache | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bigtaschi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Begtache | 53 | 8 | / |
| Bectache | 53 | 3 | / |
| Biktache | 53 | 2 | / |
| Bactesih | 53 | 1 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bektasi
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