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 has its highest incidence in Turkey. It may also be found as a variant: Bektaši or Bektasi. For other possible spellings of Bektaşi click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bektaşi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Bektaşi is the 533,524th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,045,530 people. The surname 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. It is also the 986,211th most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 93 people.
The surname is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 559 people, or 1 in 139,215. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 33 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 15 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 8 percent reside. Other than Turkey Bektaşi is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Azerbaijan, where 7 percent reside and Northern Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.
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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