Family name ဘေက်ာ္ (ဘေက်ာ္ 
) , all around the world, is a rare cognomen. The cognomen ဘေက်ာ္ is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Myanmar, where it is quite a rare surname. Much less frequently, ဘေက်ာ္ is the forename as well as the last name.