Befus Surname

373,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Befus Surname User-submission:

The surname Befus means 'wanderer', 'one who goes by foot'. It comes from the words be, meaning 'to', and fus, meaning 'foot'.

Befus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3041:1,192,29984,979
Canada2801:131,59113,681
Russia2351:613,29053,852
Germany941:856,44161,781
Kazakhstan241:736,77148,237
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Befus Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Befus means 'wanderer', 'one who goes by foot'. It comes from the words be, meaning 'to', and fus, meaning 'foot'.

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Befus Last Name Facts

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

The surname Befus (Russian: Бефус) is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Befus click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Befus? popularity and diffusion

It is the 373,745th most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 7,599,109 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Befus live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Befus is most common in The United States, where it is held by 304 people, or 1 in 1,192,299. In The United States Befus is mostly concentrated in: Colorado, where 28 percent reside, Michigan, where 14 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 29 percent reside and Russia, where 25 percent reside.

Befus Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Befus last name is predominantly Orthodox (77%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Befus last name are 16.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Befus earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.22% less than the national average, earning 321,090 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.96% more than the national average, earning $44,428 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.63% more than the national average, earning $54,962 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beifus91325/
Beyfus91292/
Behfus9115/
Befuss9115/
Bejfus9112/
Biefus919/
Befuhs910/
Befu89222/
Beifuss83346/
Beyfuss8341/
Biefuss832/
Beifusz831/
Beifuhs831/
Bafus80322/
Befuß8028/
Befuh8012/
Biefu8010/
Bofus805/
Byfus803/
Bhefu803/
Beafu801/
Befut801/
Befou801/
Beffu801/
Befeu801/
Befau801/
Beifu801/
Bifus801/
Befousse771/
Bhefushe771/
Beifuß73308/
Beyfuß7394/
Baifus7392/
Beifos7364/
Bajfus7334/
Beufeu732/
Bayfus732/
Beafou731/
Befout731/
Biffus730/
Boffus730/
Bifu67638/
Baiffus6728/
Weisfus6711/
Baifuss675/
Bjfu671/
Baifous671/
Vefhaus671/
Boffush670/
Baffous670/

Befus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Befus in the Russian language
Бефусbefus-

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