Befeld Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Befeld Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Befeld Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany931:865,65062,206
United States241:15,102,456529,929
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Befeld Last Name Facts

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

Befeld (Russian: Бьефелд) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Befeld click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Befeld? popularity and diffusion

The surname Befeld is the 1,637,889th most frequent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Befeld live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 865,650. In Germany Befeld is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 14 percent live and Thuringia, where 13 percent live. Barring Germany this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 2 percent live.

Befeld Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Befeld has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Befeld Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Befeld surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the party.

Befeld earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.02% more than the national average, earning $60,419 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Befeld Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Befeld in the Russian language
Бьефелдbefeld-

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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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  • 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 Befeld
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