Békés Surname
Approximately 520 people bear this surname
Békés Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 516 | 1:19,024 | 2,154 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Békes (71), Békéš (1), Bekes (837), Békeš (8) & Bekeš (183) are calculated separately.
Békés Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Békés Come From? nationality or country of origin
Békés has its highest incidence in Hungary. It may appear in the variant forms: Békes, Békéš, Bekes, Békeš or Bekeš. Click here for further potential spellings of Békés.
How Common Is The Last Name Békés? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 598,302nd most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 14,014,511 people. The last name Békés is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Békés are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is borne by 516 people, or 1 in 19,024. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Budapest, where 30 percent are found, Pest County, where 26 percent are found and Baranya County, where 12 percent are found. Besides Hungary this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 0 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Békes | 93 | 71 | / |
| Békéš | 93 | 1 | / |
| Békési | 91 | 3,553 | / |
| Békésy | 91 | 27 | / |
| Bekes | 87 | 837 | / |
| Békeš | 87 | 8 | / |
| Békéssy | 83 | 41 | / |
| Békéssi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bekeš | 80 | 183 | / |
| Békás | 80 | 10 | / |
| Békésová | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bks | 75 | 43 | / |
| Békási | 73 | 79 | / |
| Békesi | 73 | 35 | / |
| Békásy | 73 | 8 | / |
| Békéši | 73 | 2 | / |
| Békàsi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bokéus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Baks | 67 | 14,295 | / |
| Beks | 67 | 2,527 | / |
| Boks | 67 | 1,789 | / |
| Buks | 67 | 662 | / |
| Bécs | 67 | 259 | / |
| Biks | 67 | 160 | / |
| Backéus | 67 | 110 | / |
| Békássy | 67 | 93 | / |
| Byks | 67 | 58 | / |
| Bkus | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bkis | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bkhs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bhks | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bkas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bkss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bkse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bkks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bkjs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Békassy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Büks | 67 | 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
- 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 Békés
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