Bekteş Surname
Approximately 1,447 people bear this surname
Bekteş Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 1,434 | 1:54,269 | 5,318 |
| Kosovo | 10 | 1:186,187 | 7,122 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Bekteš (46) & Bektes (44) are calculated separately.
Bekteş (216) may also be a first name.
Bekteş Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bekteş Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bekteş (Hindi: बेक्टेस) is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Bekteš or Bektes. Click here for other possible spellings of Bekteş.
How Common Is The Last Name Bekteş? popularity and diffusion
It is the 269,724th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 5,036,314 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 92 percent of Bekteş live; 92 percent live in West Asia and 92 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 614,549th most common first name world-wide It is held by 216 people.
This surname is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 1,434 people, or 1 in 54,269. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Bursa Province, where 36 percent live, Afyonkarahisar Province, where 9 percent live and Aksaray Province, where 9 percent live. Barring Turkey Bekteş occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 1 percent live and The Netherlands, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bekteš | 94 | 46 | / |
| Bektes | 94 | 44 | / |
| Bekteşi | 92 | 5 | / |
| Bektaş | 83 | 69,774 | / |
| Pekteş | 83 | 34 | / |
| Bekteši | 77 | 706 | / |
| Bektaşi | 77 | 605 | / |
| Bektesi | 77 | 126 | / |
| Pekateş | 77 | 5 | / |
| Bekteša | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bekteći | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bektz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bktze | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bekwitse | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bektasse | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pektaş | 67 | 17,183 | / |
| Bektas | 67 | 3,385 | / |
| Bekdaş | 67 | 3,287 | / |
| Bektaš | 67 | 762 | / |
| Büyükateş | 67 | 422 | / |
| Bekdes | 67 | 134 | / |
| Bectaş | 67 | 44 | / |
| Baktes | 67 | 13 | / |
| Büktaş | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bekwaitse | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bektis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bectez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bektesshi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhekatesu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bectse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Byekwitse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekweitse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bektos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Begtaş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bekeds | 67 | 0 | / |
| Baktaş | 67 | 0 | / |
Bekteş Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bekteş in the Hindi language | ||
| बेक्टेस | bektesa | - |
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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 Bekteş
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