Bektešević Surname
Approximately 396 people bear this surname
Bektešević Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 258 | 1:2,479 | 527 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 53 | 1:66,725 | 7,181 |
| Slovenia | 44 | 1:56,538 | 8,862 |
| Kosovo | 36 | 1:51,719 | 4,008 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Bektesević (11), Bekteševic (3), Bektesevic (152) & Bekteseviç (4) are calculated separately.
Bektešević Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bektešević Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bektešević is found in Montenegro more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Bektesević, Bekteševic, Bektesevic or Bekteseviç. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bektešević? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 731,961st most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. Bektešević occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bektešević live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 91 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most common in Montenegro, where it is carried by 258 people, or 1 in 2,479. In Montenegro Bektešević is most numerous in: Gusinje Municipality, where 70 percent reside, Podgorica Capital City, where 16 percent reside and Plav Municipality, where 11 percent reside. Beside Montenegro Bektešević occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 13 percent reside and Slovenia, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bektesević | 97 | 11 | / |
| Bekteševic | 97 | 3 | / |
| Bektesevic | 93 | 152 | / |
| Bekteseviç | 93 | 4 | / |
| Bektašević | 90 | 531 | / |
| Begtašević | 80 | 18 | / |
| Bektaševič | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bektasević | 80 | 3 | / |
| Bektecevic | 80 | 2 | / |
| Baktašević | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bektesheviç | 76 | 1 | / |
| Begtasević | 70 | 3 | / |
| Vektesevic | 70 | 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
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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 Bektešević
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