Surname Bekele (Bekele 
, בקלה 
) , globally, is a widespread last name. The last name Bekele is characteristic of Ethiopia, where it is a common surname, Lebanon, where it is quite a common surname, and Lesotho, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, Sudan, and the United States. More prevalently, Bekele is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Bekele | Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Ethiopia, United States, Lebanon |
| בקלה | Israel |
| bekele haile Ethiopian athletics competitor, ET (b. 1927) |
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sophia bekele American businesswoman, ET |
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bezunesh bekele Ethiopian long-distance runner, ET (b. 1983) |
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azmeraw bekele Ethiopian long-distance runner, ET (b. 1986) |
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mekdes bekele Ethiopian distance runner, ET (b. 1987) |
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| bekele alemu Ethiopian boxer, ET (b. 1941) |
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| bekele geleta Secretary General of IFRC, ET (b. 1944) |
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| nigusse bekele Ethiopian middle-distance runner, ET (b. 1959) |
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| yemodish bekele An activist for women's rights, she works with and serves on board for organisations devoted to women's advancement., ET (b. 1960) |
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| bekele gerba senior Ethiopian politician in the Oromo Federalist Congress born in 1961 (b. 1961) |
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| bekele debele Ethiopian long-distance runner, ET (b. 1963) |
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| demeke bekele Ethiopian athletics competitor, ET (b. 1965) |
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| daniel bekele Ethiopian human rights lawyer and head of the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission starting in 2019, ET (b. 1967) |
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| bekele tola Ethiopian athletics competitor, ET (b. 1970) |
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| habtamu bekele Ethiopian athletics competitor, ET (b. 1978) |
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