Beff Surname

996,001st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 257 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Beff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1001:114,96617,029
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Papua New Guinea351:232,96332,024
England341:1,638,76668,634
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
France21:33,211,361423,184
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Beff (29) may also be a first name.

Beff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Beff is most common in Belgium. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Beff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beff? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 996,001st most frequently held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 28,356,210 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Beff are found; 40 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 29 people.

It is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 114,966. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Walloon Region, where 96 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 2 percent are found. Not including Belgium Beff occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 21 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found.

Beff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Beff has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Beff last name expanded 103 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 243 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Beff Last Name Statistics demography

Beff earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.39% more than the national average, earning $43,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beffe8918/
Bieff897/
Bedff894/
Bheff891/
Befft891/
Beaff891/
Beiff890/
Beuff890/
Bef8629/
Beuf75625/
Biff75604/
Befe75468/
Bief7553/
Veff7522/
Weff7519/
Beef7513/
Beaf7511/
Beft756/
Befs756/
Beif754/
Bedf753/
Hbef751/
Betf751/
Byff751/
Bejf751/
Befp751/
Bevf751/
Bjff751/
Bepf750/
Beffová731/
Biffe67608/
Weffe67155/
Weiff6788/
Byffe6723/
Beife6715/
Bioff676/
Beefe675/
Byoff673/
Wieff673/
Hueff672/
Beefs672/
Befht671/
Beifz671/
Vieff671/
Beasf671/
Beaft671/
Wheff671/
Baiff671/

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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 Beff
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