Where Does The Last Name Bektaş Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Bektaş is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Bektas or Bektaš. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bektaş? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Bektaş is the 8,152^nd most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 104,445 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Bektaş live; 83 percent live in West Asia and 83 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Bektaş is also the 54,705^th most commonly held first name world-wide It is held by 11,841 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is carried by 69,532 people, or 1 in 1,119. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 25 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 8 percent are found and Trabzon Province, where 5 percent are found. Barring Turkey Bektaş exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent are found and Azerbaijan, where 0 percent are found.