Beau-Frère Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Beau-Frère Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Beau & Frère.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beau-Frère Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Beau-Frere (4) are calculated separately.

Beau-Frère Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Beau-Frère Come From? nationality or country of origin

Beau-Frère is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Beau-Frere. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Beau-Frère? popularity and diffusion

The surname Beau-Frère is the 10,311,814th most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Beau-Frère are found; 67 percent are found in Western Europe and 33 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. Without taking into account Cameroon it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 33 percent live and Switzerland, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beau-Frere974/
Beaufrère9539/
Baufrère891/
Beaufrere84812/
Baufrere783/
Bofrère711/
Beafrir711/
Bafrrera671/

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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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  • 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 Beau-Frère
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