Befete Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Befete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 20 | 1:1,038,453 | 65,513 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
Befete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Befete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Befete occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Befete? popularity and diffusion
Befete is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname Befete occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Befete are found; 82 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 1,038,453. In Cameroon it is most numerous in: North Region, where 85 percent live, Far North Region, where 5 percent live and Littoral Region, where 5 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Befeter | 92 | 1 | / |
| Befet | 91 | 1 | / |
| Beffeyte | 86 | 62 | / |
| Beffette | 86 | 2 | / |
| Bofete | 83 | 6,425 | / |
| Bafete | 83 | 25 | / |
| Beufet | 83 | 3 | / |
| Beffet | 83 | 3 | / |
| Beefet | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bofeete | 77 | 27 | / |
| Boffete | 77 | 16 | / |
| Bofette | 77 | 3 | / |
| Beuffet | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bofethe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boifete | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bafette | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beffett | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bifet | 73 | 104 | / |
| Befit | 73 | 1 | / |
| Boffette | 71 | 17 | / |
| Biffette | 71 | 2 | / |
| Vefieteh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beuffett | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bafote | 67 | 242 | / |
| Bafate | 67 | 179 | / |
| Bofate | 67 | 42 | / |
| Bofote | 67 | 41 | / |
| Befayt | 67 | 31 | / |
| Bofeti | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bafite | 67 | 24 | / |
| Bifite | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bofite | 67 | 13 | / |
| Befita | 67 | 5 | / |
| Biefed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beffit | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bifeet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biofet | 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 Befete
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