Be Surname

3,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172,234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Madagascar

Be Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Be Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam52,0401:1,780133
Madagascar45,4011:52190
India30,2031:25,3971,912
Iran13,1021:5,860801
Mexico5,1321:24,1871,720
Cambodia4,4941:3,446592
Saudi Arabia3,8561:8,0021,117
Indonesia2,5321:52,2315,822
Morocco1,7721:19,4563,003
Ivory Coast1,6611:13,8901,111
Pakistan1,3931:128,2443,681
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
United States1,0911:332,22630,068
Gabon1,0101:1,870317
Egypt9461:97,1848,316
United Arab Emirates8201:11,1741,401
France5251:126,51919,275
Taiwan4561:51,414569
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Algeria3121:123,81917,181
Mauritania3011:13,6041,300
Belgium2471:46,5457,557
Philippines2331:434,49954,012
Brazil2141:1,000,34735,401
Australia2101:128,55114,024
Malaysia1871:157,7239,764
Cameroon1721:120,75013,818
Qatar1721:13,7091,501
England1571:354,89225,525
Germany1281:628,94949,754
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Norway1221:42,1506,019
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Netherlands851:198,67327,603
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Haiti671:159,4616,681
Argentina661:647,62745,225
Thailand661:1,070,278160,486
Nigeria651:2,725,27387,396
New Zealand491:92,41512,718
Italy481:1,274,09876,496
Papua New Guinea471:173,48324,058
Singapore471:117,1854,783
China451:30,384,9241,604
Israel421:203,75319,703
Poland391:974,58370,126
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Myanmar361:1,442,722585
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Afghanistan311:1,037,1999,747
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Tunisia221:27,7564,198
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Ukraine211:2,167,747147,417
Colombia181:2,654,11513,778
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Liberia121:367,37819,503
Burkina Faso111:1,668,37313,584
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Oman101:368,7975,193
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Guatemala61:2,680,4456,792
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Senegal51:2,915,8685,479
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Syria51:3,860,20411,832
Andorra41:20,9601,462
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Belize41:88,8683,294
Laos41:1,647,081888
Latvia41:512,51230,386
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Albania31:971,35222,477
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Comoros11:749,524685
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guam11:160,1214,893
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
San Marino11:33,214932
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: (244), (17), (6) & (1) are calculated separately.

Be (66,749) may also be a first name.

Be Last Name Facts

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

Be (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺏ, Hindi: बे, Marathi: बे, Oriya: େବ, Tibetan: བཱི་) is found in Vietnam more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: , , or . For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Be? popularity and diffusion

The surname Be is the 3,273rd most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 42,312 people. Be is predominantly found in Asia, where 64 percent of Be reside; 35 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 30 percent reside in Viet-Asia. It is also the 14,460th most widely held first name globally, borne by 66,749 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Vietnam, where it is borne by 52,040 people, or 1 in 1,780. In Vietnam it is most prevalent in: Southeast, where 31 percent are found, Northeast, where 22 percent are found and Mekong River Delta, where 13 percent are found. Barring Vietnam this surname is found in 146 countries. It is also found in Madagascar, where 26 percent are found and India, where 18 percent are found.

Be Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Be has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Be surname increased 15,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Be Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Be surname are 2.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.94% being registered with the party.

The amount Be earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.81% less than the national average, earning R 31,344 per year; in Vietnam they earn 5.91% less than the national average, earning 77,567,200 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 8% more than the national average, earning $46,599 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.45% more than the national average, earning $51,895 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
83244/
8317/
836/
831/
Bee80292,845/
Bey8083,348/
Bej8041,109/
Bie8038,596/
Beh8026,405/
Ber8017,825/
Bei8016,947/
Bea8014,743/
Bez8010,270/
Bet808,747/
Beu806,750/
Bes805,967/
Bøe804,425/
Bed803,661/
Bep80964/
Bhe80719/
Beß80202/
Beş80174/
Bée8044/
Beď8039/
Beň8030/
Bje8020/
Bge8017/
Hbe807/
Beć803/
Beá802/
Beţ802/
Beĺ801/
Beç801/
Best67110,527/
Bett6769,684/
Beer6763,944/
Beit6716,785/
Bess6715,374/
Bech6711,045/
Beas6710,233/
Bieh675,673/
Beis674,081/
Bedő672,786/
Bees672,565/
Bets672,493/
Bead672,030/
Beat671,656/
Berr671,578/
Besh671,470/
Beez671,199/
Beet671,169/
Beih671,064/
Bhee67942/
Beaz67817/
Berh67780/
Beed67767/
Beys67665/
Bije67626/
Bhei67608/
Beij67597/
Beuh67483/
Bihe67477/
Bøje67475/
Beyt67435/
Beid67378/
Bøge67325/
Bhej67313/
Bher67294/
Bedh67271/
Beej67211/
Beiß67156/
Beța67150/
Biey67145/
Båge67136/
Beiz67122/
Beyz67122/
Hőbe67110/
Biea67105/
Bedd6799/
Beap6782/
Bezz6777/
Bedz6775/
Bhie6767/
Beyß6767/
Biej6758/
Beea6757/
Beyp6737/
Beľa6737/
Bejj6735/
Beep6734/
Bhed6733/
Bhes6732/
Bheh6732/
Beőr6729/
Besr6728/
Bieľ6728/
Bețe6728/
Beyh6727/
Beeß6724/
Bhea6722/
Bhey6721/
Besd6720/
Bhet6719/
Beyd6715/
Beøy6714/
Be'e6714/
Bheu6712/
Bøie6711/
Beïh6710/
Betd679/
Bepp679/
Be'a679/
Hbeh678/
Hber676/
Besp676/
Beșe675/
Bieň675/
Beae674/
Bezt674/
Beds673/
Bhge673/
Hbed673/
Hbet673/
Beip672/
Bhep672/
Bhez672/
Beïs672/
Beșa672/
Besj672/
Bebp672/
Bejh671/
Behj671/
Byhe671/
Hbee671/
Hbey671/
Beey671/
Beuj671/
Beee671/
Bedë671/
Bgey671/
Bečs671/
Bešš671/
Bedt671/
Behh671/
Bezp671/
Beph671/
Betp671/
Bjje671/
Boej671/
Hbea671/
Bepf670/

Be Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Be in the Tibetan language
བཱི་bi-
Be in the Oriya language
େବeba-
Be in the Hindi language
बेbe97.81
बीbi1.4
वीvi0.53
बे़be0.05
बॅbe0.01
Be in the Marathi language
बेbe96.84
बॅbe3.16
Be in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺏab42.15
ﺃﺏab14.88
ﺑﻰby12.4
ﺑﻲby9.09
b7.44
ﺑﺎba4.13
ﺑﻪbh4.13
ﺍﺑﻪabh3.31
ﺍﺑﺎaba0.83

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Be
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