Befani Surname

561,353rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 565 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Befani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Befani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy5081:120,38719,801
Argentina371:1,155,22769,250
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Befani (47) may also be a first name.

Befani Last Name Facts

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

Befani (Hindi: बेफानी) has its highest incidence in Italy. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Befani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 561,353rd most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 12,898,311 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Befani live; 90 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 90 percent live in Italic Europe. Befani is also the 1,467,136th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 47 people.

The surname Befani is most frequently used in Italy, where it is held by 508 people, or 1 in 120,387. In Italy Befani is mostly found in: Umbria, where 46 percent reside, Lazio, where 35 percent reside and Tuscany, where 16 percent reside. Besides Italy this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 7 percent reside and Greece, where 1 percent reside.

Befani Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Befani last name is principally Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

Befani earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Italy they earn 54.81% more than the national average, earning €46,488 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Befanis9292/
Beffani9219/
Befangi921/
Behdfani861/
Bifani83256/
Befana8355/
Befany838/
Befane833/
Befané831/
Biffani77138/
Bifanis778/
Bifangi774/
Beffoni771/
Baifani771/
Beafana771/
Bifanio771/
Bifanni771/
Beffany771/
Bephanis711/
Bifane67504/
Befona67165/
Bifoni6713/
Bifana676/
Vefoni673/
Bifany671/
Befony671/
Befone671/

Befani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Befani in the Hindi language
बेफानीbephani-

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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 Befani
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