Befu Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Befu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Befu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania821:244,85223,260
United States401:9,061,473385,835
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Zimbabwe181:857,68057,134
Cameroon41:5,192,267135,173
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
England21:27,859,030389,889
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Befu (91) may also be a first name.

Befu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Befu (Hindi: बेफू) is most common in Romania. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Befu.

How Common Is The Last Name Befu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,101,507th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 39 percent of Befu live; 37 percent live in Eastern Europe and 37 percent live in Romanian Europe. Befu is also the 998,282nd most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 91 people.

The surname is most widespread in Romania, where it is carried by 82 people, or 1 in 244,852. In Romania Befu is most frequent in: Iași County, where 57 percent reside and Constanța County, where 43 percent reside. Excluding Romania this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Befu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Befu surname are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Befu earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.8% less than the national average, earning R 90,780 per year and in United States they earn 4.25% more than the national average, earning $44,982 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Befus89959/
Befuß8928/
Befuh8912/
Biefu8910/
Bhefu893/
Befau891/
Beifu891/
Befeu891/
Beffu891/
Befou891/
Befut891/
Beafu891/
Beifus80325/
Beifuß80308/
Beyfus80292/
Beyfuß8094/
Behfus8015/
Befuss8015/
Bejfus8012/
Beufeu802/
Beafou801/
Befout801/
Befuhs800/
Bofu751,532/
Bifu75638/
Bafu75546/
Uefu7544/
Wefu7544/
Bjfu751/
Beifuss73346/
Beyfuss7341/
Beifuhs731/
Beifusz731/
Mpefu67351/
Bifou67135/
Boffu6779/
Bhafu6757/
Bafui6730/
Bafau6730/
Bhofu6728/
Bofau6727/
Weifu6722/
Bafuh6719/
Befoe6712/
Bafeu679/
Biofu678/
Byfut678/
Bofuh676/
Baifu675/
Bephu675/
Bhifu674/
Wesfu674/
Byfus673/
Bifau673/
Baffu673/
Bafuj672/
Bifuh671/
Wefeu671/
Buifu671/
Byfud671/
Bifui671/
Bifus671/
Biffu671/
Bofuu671/
Baafu671/
Wefou671/

Befu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Befu in the Hindi language
बेफूbephu92.59
बेफुbephu7.41

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Befu
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis