Bektaš Surname
Approximately 762 people bear this surname
Bektaš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 722 | 1:4,898 | 1,007 |
| Serbia | 15 | 1:476,330 | 19,508 |
| Croatia | 12 | 1:352,384 | 32,084 |
| Slovenia | 10 | 1:248,768 | 16,532 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
The alternate forms: Bektas (3,385) are calculated separately.
Bektaš (213) may also be a first name.
Bektaš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bektaš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bektaš has its highest incidence in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It can be found as a variant: Bektas. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bektaš? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bektaš is the 447,229th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 9,563,709 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bektaš live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 619,385th most widespread first name world-wide It is held by 213 people.
The surname Bektaš is most common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 722 people, or 1 in 4,898. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is most frequent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside and Republika Srpska, where 0 percent reside. Barring Bosnia and Herzegovina it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 2 percent reside and Croatia, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bektas | 94 | 3,385 | / |
| Begtaš | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bektac | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bektash | 77 | 1,401 | / |
| Becktas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bektasse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bektasova | 67 | 968 | / |
| Begtas | 67 | 506 | / |
| Bectas | 67 | 95 | / |
| Bectaş | 67 | 44 | / |
| Biktas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Begtaş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bektosova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Becktache | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bektos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bektahche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bektashova | 63 | 1,045 | / |
| Bektassova | 63 | 45 | / |
| Bektoshova | 63 | 1 | / |
| Biktash | 62 | 196 | / |
| Begtash | 62 | 10 | / |
| Beqtash | 62 | 4 | / |
| Biktach | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bıyıktas | 57 | 34 | / |
| Begtache | 57 | 8 | / |
| Bectache | 57 | 3 | / |
| Biktache | 57 | 2 | / |
| Biktasova | 53 | 53 | / |
| Byktasova | 53 | 2 | / |
| Bigtas | 50 | 1,951 | / |
| Biktashova | 50 | 60 | / |
| Byktashova | 50 | 6 | / |
| Bekhtouche | 50 | 1 | / |
| Bigtaz | 50 | 1 | / |
| Vegtas | 50 | 1 | / |
| Bectos | 50 | 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 Bektaš
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