Befele Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Befele Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
Befele (30) may also be a first name.
Befele Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Befele Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Befele has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Befele.
How Common Is The Last Name Befele? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,812,366th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Befele live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,911,214th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 30 people.
The last name Befele is most widespread in South Africa, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 7,739,672. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Eastern Cape, where 86 percent live and Gauteng, where 14 percent live. Besides South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 27 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Befeler | 92 | 121 | / |
| Baefele | 92 | 21 | / |
| Bepfele | 92 | 0 | / |
| Befile | 83 | 541 | / |
| Bofele | 83 | 540 | / |
| Befole | 83 | 506 | / |
| Befela | 83 | 160 | / |
| Bafele | 83 | 67 | / |
| Befale | 83 | 28 | / |
| Bifele | 83 | 23 | / |
| Befeli | 83 | 5 | / |
| Beffle | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vefele | 83 | 1 | / |
| Befitel | 77 | 51 | / |
| Befetel | 77 | 25 | / |
| Befetil | 77 | 25 | / |
| Bhefile | 77 | 15 | / |
| Wefeler | 77 | 13 | / |
| Baffele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Befalee | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mpefele | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bifle | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bedfeild | 71 | 1 | / |
| Wouefele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bofale | 67 | 1,811 | / |
| Biffle | 67 | 1,280 | / |
| Bafile | 67 | 531 | / |
| Bofole | 67 | 452 | / |
| Bafale | 67 | 125 | / |
| Bafole | 67 | 108 | / |
| Befili | 67 | 54 | / |
| Bofile | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bifole | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bieffeilh | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bafeli | 67 | 15 | / |
| Befila | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bofeli | 67 | 5 | / |
| Befali | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vefeli | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bifile | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vefely | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boiffelle | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bifela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Befaly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bjffle | 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
- 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 Befele
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