Befahy Surname

1,955,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 91 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Befahy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Befahy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium881:130,64418,923
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

The alternate forms: Béfahy (4) are calculated separately.

Befahy Last Name Facts

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

Befahy is carried by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Béfahy. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Befahy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,955,159th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 80,082,922 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Befahy live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most numerous in Belgium, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 130,644. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 66 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 33 percent live and Flemish Region, where 1 percent live. Not including Belgium Befahy exists in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent live and France, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Béfahy944/
Befay9138/
Befah913/
Befays8338/
Befayt8331/
Beffay8311/
Befaya8310/
Biefah832/
Behfah831/
Befa80414/
Befy8011/
Beavfay771/
Beafays771/
Beefaya771/
Beifash771/
Bedfath770/
Beffa732,128/
Bofah731,213/
Baefa73319/
Beffy73202/
Biefa7368/
Befas7358/
Boefa7348/
Wefah7326/
Beifa7315/
Bafah739/
Bevfa739/
Befai736/
Bofay735/
Beefa735/
Befih735/
Bafay735/
Befoy734/
Bevah734/
Bifah733/
Bephy733/
Befeh733/
Beafa733/
Beyfa732/
Bifay732/
Béfay731/
Vefay731/
Befau731/
Befat731/
Beefy731/
Besfa731/
Bofaya675,667/
Besfat671,932/
Baffah67611/
Boffah67430/
Bafaya67168/
Befiyo6771/
Bafayo6724/
Bifaye6722/
Wefayo6721/
Baifah6716/
Baaphy6710/
Befihe679/
Beffeh676/
Befiya675/
Bifayi674/
Beefye673/
Bahafy673/
Befieh673/
Béfayt673/
Béfays672/
Beffey672/
Bafayu672/
Biefeh672/
Bayfah671/
Buyfay671/
Befech671/
Beffoa671/
Wefaah671/
Wefayi671/
Befiye671/
Bofayi671/
Buifah671/
Bifahe671/
Bahffy671/
Beafoy671/
Bayfay671/
Bapfah671/
Beffys671/
Bowfay670/
Boephy670/
Beuffy670/

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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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  • 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 Befahy
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