Bektesevic Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Bektesevic Surname User-submission:

The surname is form before the Ottoman invasion and comes from one of three brothers who accepted Islam and were granted the title Beg. His descendants changed the surname to ease the pronunciation so the Serbian and Bosnian and Montenegrin version is Bektešević, the Herzegovin version is Bektašević, the Albanian is Bektaši and other versions are in smaller numbers.

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Bektesevic Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Sweden401:246,16917,052
Norway151:342,81932,589
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Bektesević (11), Bekteseviç (4), Bekteševic (3) & Bektešević (396) are calculated separately.

Bektesevic Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname is form before the Ottoman invasion and comes from one of three brothers who accepted Islam and were granted the title Beg. His descendants changed the surname to ease the pronunciation so the Serbian and Bosnian and Montenegrin version is Bektešević, the Herzegovin version is Bektašević, the Albanian is Bektaši and other versions are in smaller numbers.

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Bektesevic Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bektesevic Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bektesevic is most common in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant: Bektesević, Bekteseviç, Bekteševic or Bektešević. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bektesevic? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bektesevic is the 1,422,956th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 54 percent of Bektesevic reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 4,420,231. In The United States Bektesevic is primarily found in: New York, where 90 percent are found, Connecticut, where 7 percent are found and Illinois, where 1 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 26 percent are found and Norway, where 10 percent are found.

Bektesevic Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bektesevic surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bektesevic earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 26.94% less than the national average, earning 252,863 kr per year and in United States they earn 18.53% more than the national average, earning $51,144 USD per year.

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