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 in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Bektaši. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bektasi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,776,799th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Bektasi are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 33 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Bektasi is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 586,637. In Switzerland Bektasi is most numerous in: Canton of St Gallen, where 57 percent reside, Canton of Bern, where 21 percent reside and Canton of Zürich, where 14 percent reside. Other than Switzerland this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 18 percent reside and Sweden, where 14 percent reside.
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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