Bektesh Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Bektesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bektesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria261:268,41913,944
England61:9,286,343223,652
Kosovo41:465,46710,032
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bektesh (143) may also be a first name.

Bektesh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bektesh (Hindi: बेकटेश) is most common in Bulgaria. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bektesh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bektesh? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,979,664th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Bektesh reside; 74 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 65 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 772,378th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 143 people.

The surname is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 26 people, or 1 in 268,419. In Bulgaria it is most frequent in: Dobrich Province, where 65 percent live, Haskovo Province, where 19 percent live and Razgrad Province, where 8 percent live. Excluding Bulgaria this surname is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent live and Kosovo, where 9 percent live.

Bektesh Last Name Statistics demography

Bektesh earn a lot less than the average income. In Norway they earn 46.25% less than the national average, earning 186,021 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bektes9244/
Bektash861,401/
Bekteshova829/
Bakhtesh808/
Bhaktesh802/
Bekteš7746/
Baktes7713/
Bektis772/
Bektec771/
Bektesova751/
Baktash711,463/
Biktash71196/
Begtash7110/
Bokteis718/
Boktash714/
Beqtash714/
Bakthes711/
Bhaktes711/
Bektich711/
Bakhtash678/
Backtash674/
Baktasch671/
Baktaash671/

Bektesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bektesh in the Hindi language
बेकटेशbekatesa66.67
बेक्टेशbektesa33.33

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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
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  • 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 Bektesh
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