Befena Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia
Befena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Befenga | 92 | 246 | / |
| Bafena | 83 | 5,213 | / |
| Befene | 83 | 204 | / |
| Befona | 83 | 165 | / |
| Befana | 83 | 55 | / |
| Bofena | 83 | 50 | / |
| Befeno | 83 | 19 | / |
| Befeni | 83 | 5 | / |
| Wefena | 83 | 1 | / |
| Befina | 83 | 1 | / |
| Buifena | 77 | 59 | / |
| Befetni | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vefenga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Befoina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beafana | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beifeneath | 75 | 0 | / |
| Beufiene | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bafana | 67 | 4,575 | / |
| Bofana | 67 | 694 | / |
| Bofona | 67 | 576 | / |
| Bafina | 67 | 98 | / |
| Bifana | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bafona | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bifona | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bofina | 67 | 3 | / |
| Befini | 67 | 2 | / |
| Befine | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weifenach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bifina | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Befena
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis