Befana Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Befana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 25 | 1:2,446,268 | 94,040 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Befana (34) may also be a first name.
Befana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Befana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Befana (Russian: Бефана) occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Befana? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,605,694th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 132,500,835 people. The surname Befana occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Befana are found; 45 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 45 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 34 people.
The last name Befana is most frequently used in Italy, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 2,446,268. In Italy Befana is most prevalent in: Sicily, where 96 percent are found and Lazio, where 4 percent are found. Besides Italy this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in France, where 18 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 16 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Befanga | 92 | 34 | / |
| Beafana | 92 | 1 | / |
| Beffagna | 86 | 8 | / |
| Bafana | 83 | 4,575 | / |
| Bofana | 83 | 694 | / |
| Befani | 83 | 565 | / |
| Befona | 83 | 165 | / |
| Befano | 83 | 63 | / |
| Befany | 83 | 8 | / |
| Bifana | 83 | 6 | / |
| Befena | 83 | 4 | / |
| Befane | 83 | 3 | / |
| Befané | 83 | 1 | / |
| Befanis | 77 | 92 | / |
| Bafanah | 77 | 76 | / |
| Bhafana | 77 | 35 | / |
| Beffano | 77 | 20 | / |
| Beffani | 77 | 19 | / |
| Bafanna | 77 | 12 | / |
| Baffana | 77 | 12 | / |
| Mpefana | 77 | 11 | / |
| Bifanga | 77 | 6 | / |
| Baafana | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bafaana | 77 | 4 | / |
| Bafanaa | 77 | 2 | / |
| Befangi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Befatno | 77 | 1 | / |
| Befoina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Befouna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bhifana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baifana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beffany | 77 | 1 | / |
| Baifanga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Behdfani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bafena | 67 | 5,213 | / |
| Bifano | 67 | 1,898 | / |
| Bofona | 67 | 576 | / |
| Bifane | 67 | 504 | / |
| Bifani | 67 | 256 | / |
| Bofena | 67 | 50 | / |
| Befono | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bafona | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bifona | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vifana | 67 | 1 | / |
| Befone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bifany | 67 | 1 | / |
| Befony | 67 | 1 | / |
Befana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Befana in the Russian language | ||
| Бефана | befana | - |
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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 Befana
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