Befay Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Befay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Befay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Belgium151:766,44363,354
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Béfay (1) are calculated separately.

Befay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Befay (Hindi: बेफय) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Béfay. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Befay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,185,033rd most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Befay are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Befay is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States it is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 73 percent reside, Florida, where 18 percent reside and Alabama, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States Befay exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 39 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Befay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Befay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Befay surname expanded 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Befay Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Befay surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Befay earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28% more than the national average, earning $55,229 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Béfay931/
Befahy9191/
Befays9138/
Befayt9131/
Beffay9111/
Befaya9110/
Befa89414/
Befy8911/
Beavfay831/
Beafays831/
Beefaya831/
Beffa802,128/
Baefa80319/
Beffy80202/
Biefa8068/
Befas8058/
Boefa8048/
Beifa8015/
Bevfa809/
Befai806/
Bofay805/
Beefa805/
Bafay805/
Befoy804/
Befah803/
Beafa803/
Beyfa802/
Bifay802/
Beefy801/
Vefay801/
Besfa801/
Befau801/
Befat801/
Bofaya735,667/
Besfat731,932/
Bafaya73168/
Befiyo7371/
Bafayo7324/
Bifaye7322/
Wefayo7321/
Befiya735/
Bifayi734/
Béfahy734/
Beefye733/
Béfayt733/
Biefah732/
Beffey732/
Béfays732/
Bafayu732/
Befiye731/
Behfah731/
Bofayi731/
Beafoy731/
Bayfay731/
Beffys731/
Buyfay731/
Wefayi731/
Beffoa731/
Bowfay730/
Beuffy730/
Bifa671,634/
Bafa671,008/
Bofa67774/
Befi67468/
Befe67468/
Baffayo67424/
Vefa67420/
Wefa67163/
Bafy6715/
Bofy6712/
Baffayi675/
Wefy674/
Beefeya674/
Baffaye672/
Bahfaye672/
Beafait672/
Baffaya672/
Bify671/
Beifash671/
Befà671/
Beefeea671/
Bifayah671/
Bafayeh671/
Byfy671/
Baefhai671/
Beyfiyo671/
Vefy671/
Bedfath670/

Befay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Befay in the Hindi language
बेफयbephaya-

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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 Befay
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