Bitken Surname

1,471,719th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Bitken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bitken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1431:544,20630,161
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Bitken Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bitken is held by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bitken? popularity and diffusion

Bitken is the 1,471,719th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,607,958 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Bitken live; 66 percent live in West Asia and 65 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name Bitken is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 544,206. In Turkey it is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 34 percent are found, Sirnak Province, where 31 percent are found and Sanliurfa Province, where 15 percent are found. Other than Turkey Bitken is found in one country. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bitkin832,381/
Betken8366/
Bietkienė805/
Buitkienė803/
Bitkina771,420/
Bitchen777/
Bittkin771/
Bytkin6763/
Bytkyn6742/
Betkin6719/
Bitkinova674/
Betkem672/
Bidkin672/
Betcen671/
Baytkenova634/
Betchen62160/
Bytkyna6257/
Bytkina6249/
Bitchin6228/
Betkina6212/
Bettchen5733/
Boitquin5729/
Bittchin571/
Boytchen571/
Beetchen570/
Bytkynova531/
Vaitkiėnė531/
Vetkyn5034/
Vytkyn5030/
Bedkin5020/
Vytkin509/
Bedkyn506/
Bydkin502/
Vidkin501/

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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 Bitken
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