Becheau Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Becheau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 47 | 1:1,413,249 | 138,595 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
The alternate forms: Bécheau (2) are calculated separately.
Becheau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Becheau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Becheau is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Bécheau. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Becheau? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,776,799th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Becheau occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Becheau live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Becheau is most common in France, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 1,413,249. In France Becheau is mostly concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 79 percent live, Île-de-France, where 13 percent live and Martinique, where 6 percent live. Barring France this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live.
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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 Becheau
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