Befe Surname
Approximately 468 people bear this surname
Befe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 458 | 1:45,347 | 5,965 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Befe (205) may also be a first name.
Befe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Befe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Befe (Hindi: बेफे) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Befe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Befe is the 646,966th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Befe are found; 87 percent are found in Central Africa and 87 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Befe is also the 632,267th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 205 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 458 people, or 1 in 45,347. In Cameroon Befe is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 59 percent are found, Northwest Region, where 20 percent are found and Far North Region, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon Befe exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent are found and The Philippines, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Befe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Befe in the Hindi language | ||
| बेफे | bephe | - |
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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 Befe
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