Befays Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Befays Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 36 | 1:319,351 | 36,407 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
The alternate forms: Béfays (2) are calculated separately.
Befays Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Befays Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Befays is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Béfays. Click here for other possible spellings of Befays.
How Common Is The Last Name Befays? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,185,033rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Befays are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
Befays is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 319,351. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 94 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent are found. Aside from Belgium this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Béfays | 94 | 2 | / |
| Beafays | 92 | 1 | / |
| Befas | 91 | 58 | / |
| Befay | 91 | 38 | / |
| Befahy | 83 | 91 | / |
| Befayt | 83 | 31 | / |
| Beffay | 83 | 11 | / |
| Befaya | 83 | 10 | / |
| Beffys | 83 | 1 | / |
| Befa | 80 | 414 | / |
| Befy | 80 | 11 | / |
| Beavfay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beefaya | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beifash | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beffa | 73 | 2,128 | / |
| Bafas | 73 | 521 | / |
| Beffy | 73 | 202 | / |
| Biefa | 73 | 68 | / |
| Beifa | 73 | 15 | / |
| Bevfa | 73 | 9 | / |
| Befai | 73 | 6 | / |
| Beefa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Befoy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Befah | 73 | 3 | / |
| Beafa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Befis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Beyfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bifay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vefas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vefay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beefy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Byfas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Befat | 73 | 1 | / |
| Befau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Béfay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Besfa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Befes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bafayesh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Besfat | 67 | 1,932 | / |
| Befiyo | 67 | 71 | / |
| Bifaye | 67 | 22 | / |
| Befiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bifayi | 67 | 4 | / |
| Béfahy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beefye | 67 | 3 | / |
| Béfayt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bafash | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baafas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Biefah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beffey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beafis | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baffas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beface | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boffas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behfah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beffoa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beffis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Befiye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buyfay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bofais | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayfay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beafoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhafas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behfis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beffes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beuffy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Biffas | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
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- 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 Befays
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