Bektaşi Surname
Approximately 605 people bear this surname
Bektaşi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 559 | 1:139,215 | 11,238 |
| Azerbaijan | 44 | 1:219,298 | 5,622 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
The alternate forms: Bektaši (573) & Bektasi (49) are calculated separately.
Bektaşi (93) may also be a first name.
Bektaşi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bektaşi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bektaşi is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Bektaši or Bektasi. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Bektaşi? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bektaşi is the 533,524th most common surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. The surname Bektaşi occurs mostly in Asia, where 80 percent of Bektaşi are found; 80 percent are found in West Asia and 72 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Bektaşi is also the 986,211th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 93 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is borne by 559 people, or 1 in 139,215. In Turkey Bektaşi is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 33 percent live, Ankara Province, where 15 percent live and Izmir Province, where 8 percent live. Beside Turkey Bektaşi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Azerbaijan, where 7 percent live and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bektaši | 95 | 573 | / |
| Bektasi | 95 | 49 | / |
| Bektaş | 92 | 69,774 | / |
| Baktaşi | 86 | 23 | / |
| Bekteşi | 86 | 5 | / |
| Bekdaşi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bektasai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pektaş | 77 | 17,183 | / |
| Bektas | 77 | 3,385 | / |
| Bekdaş | 77 | 3,287 | / |
| Bekteş | 77 | 1,447 | / |
| Bektaš | 77 | 762 | / |
| Bectaş | 77 | 44 | / |
| Büktaş | 77 | 8 | / |
| Bektis | 77 | 2 | / |
| Begtaş | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baktaş | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bek Tasci | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bekteši | 71 | 706 | / |
| Bektesi | 71 | 126 | / |
| Büyüktaşçi | 71 | 77 | / |
| Beketsi | 71 | 48 | / |
| Bekatsi | 71 | 34 | / |
| Bektiši | 71 | 10 | / |
| Bekotsi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bekitci | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bekteša | 71 | 2 | / |
| Becktas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Biktsai | 71 | 1 | / |
| Byüktaş | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bekitas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bekotsa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bekteći | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bekatis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Büyüktaş | 67 | 3,230 | / |
| Boyuktaş | 67 | 319 | / |
| Bekiotis | 67 | 56 | / |
| Bekwatsa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bektz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bektsawa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bektasse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buekutsa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bktas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bektasao | 67 | 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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Bektaşi
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