Bekteshaj Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Albania
Highest density in:
Albania

Bekteshaj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bekteshaj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Bekteshaj Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bekteshaj is found most in Albania. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bekteshaj? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Bekteshaj reside; 67 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent reside in Albano-Europe.

Bekteshaj is most numerous in Albania, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 1,457,028. In Albania Bekteshaj is most numerous in: Tirana County, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Albania this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bektashaj8968/
Bekteshi823,622/
Bektasha82118/
Vektesha827/
Bektesshi781/
Bektesi75126/
Bekteša752/
Bektashi71615/
Begteshi71203/
Baktiesa7117/
Bakteshi711/
Bakteasa711/
Bektasai711/
Bakhtasha6720/
Bekteši63706/
Bektaši63573/
Bektasi6349/
Bekteşi635/
Bektezi631/
Bekteći631/
Baktashi5930/
Begtashi596/
Biktashi591/
Bactesih591/
Baktashy591/
Bektasse591/
Beygtashi561/
Bhiktisah561/
Baktaisau561/
Bactasa50405/
Baktaşi5023/
Bagtasa5010/
Bektiši5010/
Bactosa501/

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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 Bekteshaj
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