Befoum Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Befoum Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Befoum Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Befoum Come From? nationality or country of origin
Befoum has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Befoum? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,532,898th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Befoum is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Befoum live; 95 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The surname Befoum is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 1,153,837. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Centre Region, where 89 percent are found, Littoral Region, where 6 percent are found and West Region, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Befoume | 92 | 1 | / |
| Befum | 91 | 66 | / |
| Befgum | 83 | 20 | / |
| Befume | 83 | 2 | / |
| Befoun | 83 | 1 | / |
| Befoune | 77 | 4 | / |
| Befound | 77 | 1 | / |
| Befoung | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bifom | 73 | 62 | / |
| Befam | 73 | 11 | / |
| Befon | 73 | 2 | / |
| Befun | 73 | 1 | / |
| Behfam | 67 | 50 | / |
| Befung | 67 | 28 | / |
| Befgam | 67 | 19 | / |
| Befong | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bezfam | 67 | 10 | / |
| Beffon | 67 | 5 | / |
| Besfam | 67 | 5 | / |
| Biefun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beefun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bifume | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beyfam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beifon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Befone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beefon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Befont | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Befoum
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