Befula Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

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

Befula Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Befula Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Befula (514) may also be a first name.

Befula Last Name Facts

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

The surname Befula is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Befula? popularity and diffusion

The surname Befula is the 2,876,555th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Befula is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Befula are found; 52 percent are found in Southern Africa and 52 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Befula is also the 372,822nd most commonly held given name worldwide, held by 514 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 2,257,404. In South Africa Befula is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 58 percent live, Western Cape, where 33 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account South Africa this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 46 percent live and Uganda, where 2 percent live.

Befula Last Name Statistics demography

Befula earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.39% less than the national average, earning R 60,852 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhefula924/
Befoula921/
Baefuila862/
Bafula83603/
Bofula83354/
Wefula83172/
Bifula83139/
Befola8339/
Befila836/
Befule833/
Befuli831/
Befulo831/
Bafuila77205/
Bifuila7748/
Bifoula7715/
Boffula777/
Bhofula776/
Bofoula775/
Wefuula771/
Befouli771/
Bedfule771/
Bafaulla713/
Byfuglia711/
Befolo672,067/
Bafila67519/
Befole67506/
Bofila67104/
Bofulo6735/
Bifila6727/
Bifule673/
Bifuli671/
Befilo671/
Wifula671/
Bifulo671/

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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 Befula
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