Beffon Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Greece

Beffon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beffon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Beffon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Beffon is most common in South Africa. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beffon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widely held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Beffon reside; 40 percent reside in Southern Africa and 40 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Beffon is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,088,852. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Gauteng, where 50 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 50 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent reside and Greece, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beffong921/
Befon912/
Baffon8334/
Biffon8316/
Befong8314/
Boffon834/
Weffon832/
Byffon831/
Befoun831/
Beifon831/
Befone831/
Beefon831/
Befont830/
Boffoin7711/
Biffone7710/
Baffoin777/
Veffond775/
Befoune774/
Beefong772/
Boiffon771/
Befoung771/
Beafone771/
Beffand771/
Befound771/
Bafon73942/
Bifon73139/
Wefon7313/
Befan734/
Befán732/
Befun731/
Bofon731/
Beefoong711/
Bifone67249/
Vefond6773/
Bafoin6772/
Befung6728/
Befoum6719/
Boffan6717/
Buifon6713/
Baffan6713/
Biefun674/
Befane673/
Beefun673/
Bahfon673/
Bofoin672/
Biffan671/
Befang671/
Bephon671/
Weufon671/

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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 Beffon
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