Beef Surname
Approximately 13 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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.
Beef Demographics
Average Beef Salary in
England
£24,721
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Beef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Beef is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beef? popularity and diffusion
The last name Beef is the 5,391,485th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Beef live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Beef is also the 930,172nd most common given name internationally. It is borne by 103 people.
The last name Beef is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 100 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 15 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent are found.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beefe | 89 | 5 | / |
| Beefs | 89 | 2 | / |
| Bef | 86 | 29 | / |
| Beeaff | 80 | 14 | / |
| Beuf | 75 | 625 | / |
| Boef | 75 | 526 | / |
| Befe | 75 | 468 | / |
| Beev | 75 | 435 | / |
| Beff | 75 | 257 | / |
| Beeb | 75 | 81 | / |
| Bief | 75 | 53 | / |
| Baef | 75 | 51 | / |
| Beew | 75 | 39 | / |
| Beaf | 75 | 11 | / |
| Beft | 75 | 6 | / |
| Befs | 75 | 6 | / |
| Beif | 75 | 4 | / |
| Veef | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bedf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Weef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Betf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bejf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Befp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bevf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Byef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hbef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bepf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Boeff | 67 | 427 | / |
| Hbeeb | 67 | 44 | / |
| Baeff | 67 | 21 | / |
| Beffe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Beife | 67 | 15 | / |
| Byeff | 67 | 11 | / |
| Beufe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Weefe | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bouef | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bieff | 67 | 7 | / |
| Veefe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bejew | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bedff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bheew | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bajef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beews | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bgeew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beyaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beyew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bahajeef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bueff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Biyef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hbeew | 67 | 2 | / |
| Behev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beiew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beyuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beaff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beaft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beevs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Befft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beyeb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bephe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Befht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beifz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bejev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beejw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beasf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bheff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beewz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beeww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beevh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weetf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beuff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beiff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beufs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bauef | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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