Befkadu Surname

83,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,801 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Befkadu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Befkadu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia5,7951:16,8332,274
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Befkadu (3,018) may also be a first name.

Befkadu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Befkadu is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Befkadu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 83,458th most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,256,257 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Befkadu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 131,635th most commonly held first name in the world, held by 3,018 people.

The last name is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 5,795 people, or 1 in 16,833. Not including Ethiopia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Befekadu9334,871/
Befikadu9321,742/
Befakadu934/
Befukadu931/
Befkdu921/
Befikadua881/
Befekadue881/
Befekadiu881/
Befekad869/
Befqadu865/
Befcadu863/
Bfekadu862/
Befekdu861/
Bfikadu861/
Befikad861/
Befikdu861/
Befecadu8032/
Beufekade751/
Befikadoo751/
Bafkado711/
Boufkhad6795/
Befekede671/
Bevokadi671/

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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 Befkadu
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