Beef Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Beef Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the Beef,' beef, an ox; Old French boef; compare Bull, Pigg, &c.

John le Bef. Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Bef, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Beef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Beef (103) may also be a first name.

Beef Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the Beef,' beef, an ox; Old French boef; compare Bull, Pigg, &c.

John le Bef. Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Bef, Oxfordshire, ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Beef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Beef occurs most in South Africa. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Beef? popularity and diffusion

The surname Beef is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name Beef is predominantly found in Africa, where 62 percent of Beef reside; 62 percent reside in Southern Africa and 62 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 930,172nd most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 103 people.

It is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Free State, where 100 percent live. Excluding South Africa this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 15 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent live.

Beef Last Name Statistics demography

Beef earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 85.08% less than the national average, earning R 35,448 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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