Befanis Surname

1,943,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greece

Befanis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Befanis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:6,712,202314,667
Greece321:346,24348,387
Canada61:6,140,932260,641

Befanis Last Name Facts

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

Befanis is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Befanis.

How Common Is The Last Name Befanis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,943,350th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 79,212,456 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Befanis live; 65 percent live in North America and 65 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Befanis is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 6,712,202. In The United States Befanis is primarily found in: New York, where 83 percent reside, Florida, where 15 percent reside and Connecticut, where 2 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 35 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Befanis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Befanis are 35.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.89% registered to vote for the political party.

Befanis earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 16.49% more than the national average, earning $50,264 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Befani92565/
Beffani8619/
Bifanis868/
Befangi861/
Bephanis801/
Behdfani801/
Bifani77256/
Befana7755/
Befany778/
Befane773/
Befané771/
Biffani71138/
Bifangi714/
Bifanni711/
Bifanio711/
Beafana711/
Baifani711/
Beffoni711/
Beffany711/
Bafounis6746/

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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 Befanis
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