Beif Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Beif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Beif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Beif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻴﻒ) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Beif click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beif? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Beif live; 25 percent live in West Africa and 25 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
Beif is most numerous in Iran, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 76,782,524. In Iran Beif is most common in: Khuzestan Province, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Iran this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Beif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Beif has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Beif surname contracted 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beife | 89 | 15 | / |
| Beifz | 89 | 1 | / |
| Beiff | 89 | 0 | / |
| Bif | 86 | 532 | / |
| Bef | 86 | 29 | / |
| Beihof | 80 | 35 | / |
| Beitft | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bift | 75 | 1,717 | / |
| Bife | 75 | 632 | / |
| Beuf | 75 | 625 | / |
| Biff | 75 | 604 | / |
| Boef | 75 | 526 | / |
| Befe | 75 | 468 | / |
| Beff | 75 | 257 | / |
| Beib | 75 | 98 | / |
| Bief | 75 | 53 | / |
| Baef | 75 | 51 | / |
| Weif | 75 | 25 | / |
| Baif | 75 | 25 | / |
| Beef | 75 | 13 | / |
| Beaf | 75 | 11 | / |
| Befs | 75 | 6 | / |
| Beft | 75 | 6 | / |
| Biof | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bedf | 75 | 3 | / |
| Beiv | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hbif | 75 | 2 | / |
| Beiw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Befp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hbef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Byef | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bevf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Buif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Boif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Betf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bifz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bejf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bidf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bepf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Beihoff | 73 | 57 | / |
| Biffe | 67 | 608 | / |
| Boeff | 67 | 427 | / |
| Beyib | 67 | 107 | / |
| Weiff | 67 | 88 | / |
| Hbeib | 67 | 31 | / |
| Baife | 67 | 31 | / |
| Baiuf | 67 | 29 | / |
| Baeff | 67 | 21 | / |
| Beffe | 67 | 18 | / |
| Boife | 67 | 15 | / |
| Byeff | 67 | 11 | / |
| Beufe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Beiov | 67 | 9 | / |
| Beitv | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bouef | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bieff | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bioff | 67 | 6 | / |
| Beefe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bedff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bajef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bueff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Buife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beefs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Biyef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weisf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bhaif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Weifs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hweif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beyaf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beiib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bheff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beasf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beyuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Befht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boyef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beiew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bejib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beaff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beaft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bayif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Befft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bajif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bijof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bishf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weift | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bauef | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bifth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beuff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beufs | 67 | 0 | / |
Beif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Beif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﻴﻒ | abyf | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Beif
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