Befong Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Befong Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Befong Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Befong Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Befong is found in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Befong? popularity and diffusion
The surname Befong is the 5,213,395th most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Befong live; 79 percent live in Central Africa and 79 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
It is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 1,888,097. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: Northwest Region, where 91 percent are found and South Region, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Cameroon Befong exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 7 percent are found and Taiwan, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beefong | 92 | 2 | / |
| Befoung | 92 | 1 | / |
| Beffong | 92 | 1 | / |
| Biefong | 92 | 0 | / |
| Befon | 91 | 2 | / |
| Bieffong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Beefoong | 86 | 1 | / |
| Befung | 83 | 28 | / |
| Bafong | 83 | 7 | / |
| Beffon | 83 | 5 | / |
| Bofong | 83 | 2 | / |
| Beifon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Beefon | 83 | 1 | / |
| Befone | 83 | 1 | / |
| Befang | 83 | 1 | / |
| Befoun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Befont | 83 | 0 | / |
| Biefang | 77 | 159 | / |
| Beufang | 77 | 30 | / |
| Weefong | 77 | 8 | / |
| Befoune | 77 | 4 | / |
| Veefong | 77 | 4 | / |
| Beifang | 77 | 2 | / |
| Boffong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beefung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Weifong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Befound | 77 | 1 | / |
| Beafone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bifon | 73 | 139 | / |
| Befan | 73 | 4 | / |
| Befán | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bifone | 67 | 249 | / |
| Wefang | 67 | 130 | / |
| Wifong | 67 | 112 | / |
| Bifang | 67 | 33 | / |
| Befoum | 67 | 19 | / |
| Biffon | 67 | 16 | / |
| Buifon | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bofang | 67 | 6 | / |
| Befane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bifung | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wyfong | 67 | 3 | / |
| Byffon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bafang | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bephon | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Befong
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