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

Befar occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Befar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widely held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Befar occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Befar are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 5,493,085th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 5 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 50 percent are found and New York, where 50 percent are found. Other than The United States Befar occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 25 percent are found and Kuwait, where 25 percent are found.

Befar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Befar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing 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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