Befile Surname

580,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 541 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Befile Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Befile Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa5371:100,89012,215
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Befile Last Name Facts

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

Befile is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Befile? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 580,291st most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 13,470,510 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Befile reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Befile is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 537 people, or 1 in 100,890. In South Africa Befile is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 89 percent reside, Western Cape, where 6 percent reside and Gauteng, where 2 percent reside. Excluding South Africa this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Taiwan, where 1 percent reside and Cameroon, where 0 percent reside.

Befile Last Name Statistics demography

Befile earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.68% less than the national average, earning R 79,188 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhefile9215/
Bafile83531/
Befili8354/
Befale8328/
Bofile8321/
Befele8311/
Befila836/
Befule833/
Bifile832/
Beffle832/
Bafuile77198/
Befeler77121/
Befitel7751/
Befetil7725/
Baefele7721/
Baffile7719/
Bhefili7714/
Befalee771/
Biffile771/
Bifuile771/
Bepfele770/
Bifle731/
Bafoileh712/
Bedfeild711/
Bofili671,812/
Biffle671,280/
Bofele67540/
Befela67160/
Bafule67125/
Bafili67107/
Bafele6767/
Bifila6727/
Bifele6723/
Bieffeilh6719/
Wefila677/
Weisfiler676/
Befeli675/
Bifule673/
Wefili671/
Vefele671/
Befuli671/
Bjffle670/
Wheatfile670/

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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 Befile
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