Befar Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Befar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Befar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Befar (5) may also be a first name.

Befar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Befar is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Befar? popularity and diffusion

Befar is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Befar live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Befar is also the 5,493,085th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 5 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 50 percent live and New York, where 50 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 25 percent live and Kuwait, where 25 percent live.

Befar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Befar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Befar last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behfar911,209/
Befart9191/
Befard9121/
Befare912/
Beufar912/
Befarh911/
Biefar910/
Bedfar910/
Beffar910/
Beffart83277/
Beffare8319/
Beyfard831/
Beffard831/
Beitfar831/
Beifard831/
Bafar80186/
Wefar8024/
Befor8011/
Bofar806/
Bifar804/
Vefar801/
Beffartt771/
Beatfard771/
Beefarth771/
Befort731,356/
Before73831/
Biffar73310/
Weefar73294/
Beford73189/
Weafar7364/
Bifart7318/
Besfor7315/
Weffar7315/
Beforh737/
Baffar736/
Bedfor736/
Bahfar736/
Bephar736/
Befour735/
Bafarh733/
Behvar733/
Baifar733/
Bafhar732/
Byfart732/
Baafar732/
Betfor732/
Bhafar732/
Befoor732/
Vefare731/
Bafair731/
Beufor731/
Bofair731/
Bohfar731/
Vefhar731/
Beefor731/
Bafaur731/
Bayfar731/
Bofaur731/
Bedford6733,955/
Beffort67411/
Besford67393/
Biffart67112/
Beafore6786/
Betfort6780/
Biffard6770/
Beyfort6765/
Beforth6762/
Befford6748/
Betford6737/
Bedfort6734/
Beifort6734/
Beaford6712/
Bephare679/
Bevahar674/
Beafort674/
Bhujfar673/
Befoure673/
Besfort672/
Boyfair672/
Bedfore672/
Bhavfar672/
Beuffor671/
Besfore671/
Bayfair671/
Beufeur671/
Beffore671/
Weafear671/
Bedffor671/
Boifard671/
Weifhar671/
Bejfort671/
Baytfar671/
Bhaffar671/
Beeford671/
Bophear671/
Beyford670/
Wesfard670/
Befordt670/
Beiffor670/
Beefort670/

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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 Befar
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