Befi Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Befi Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'snowy, white sweets', 'ice cream', 'icing', 'sweet person'.

Befi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1651:801,51060,937
Italy1251:489,25450,132
Cameroon771:269,72825,950
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Befi (586) may also be a first name.

Befi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'snowy, white sweets', 'ice cream', 'icing', 'sweet person'.

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Befi Last Name Facts

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

Befi (Hindi: बेफी) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Befi.

How Common Is The Last Name Befi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 646,966th most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. The surname Befi occurs mostly in Asia, where 37 percent of Befi are found; 35 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 35 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 345,673rd most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 586 people.

The last name is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 165 people, or 1 in 801,510. In Indonesia it is most prevalent in: East Java, where 96 percent are found, West Sumatra, where 2 percent are found and Papua, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Indonesia Befi occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 27 percent are found and Cameroon, where 16 percent are found.

Befi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Befi last name are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.82% being registered with the political party.

Befi earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.14% more than the national average, earning $57,017 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Befio89100/
Beffi8943/
Befie8910/
Befei898/
Befai896/
Befih895/
Befii894/
Beifi892/
Befis892/
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Befip891/
Behfi891/
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Beafio8021/
Beifie8014/
Befihe809/
Beffie804/
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Beafis802/
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Beitfi801/
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Beifei801/
Bofi75661/
Befe75468/
Befa75414/
Bafi75393/
Wefi75308/
Bifi75110/
Befy7511/
Vefi752/
Byfi751/
Beafait732/
Bedfoid731/
Beffeiz731/
Beffitt731/
Baefhai731/
Bedfish730/
Biffi6711,469/
Baafi6711,266/
Boffi672,491/
Beffa672,128/
Baffi671,757/
Bafei671,165/
Bahfi67261/
Beffy67202/
Bofei67120/
Bafai67102/
Biefa6768/
Bofoi6741/
Befay6738/
Bofie6735/
Bafui6730/
Behvi6730/
Befee6722/
Mpefi6721/
Bifai6719/
Beffe6718/
Beife6715/
Beifa6715/
Wefai6712/
Bafie6712/
Vefai6710/
Bevfa679/
Beufe679/
Bafih678/
Baifi678/
Wefid677/
Weifi677/
Beefe675/
Befer675/
Bifio675/
Bafoi675/
Beefa675/
Bifis674/
Biefe674/
Befoy674/
Wefiy674/
Bhafi673/
Boefe673/
Befeh673/
Beafa673/
Beyfa672/
Bafij672/
Wefio672/
Wefie672/
Beefy671/
Befep671/
Bhifi671/
Bifui671/
Bephi671/
Befet671/
Bifit671/
Bisfi671/
Weafi671/
Veifi671/
Veffi671/
Befeu671/
Bofiy671/
Boifi671/
Buifi671/
Bifie671/
Bifih671/
Biofi671/
Bayfi671/
Bhofi671/
Ouefi671/
Befes671/

Befi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Befi in the Hindi language
बेफीbephi87.04
बेफईbepha'i12.04
बेफिbephi0.93

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  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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