Bezaf Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Bezaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 16 | 1:255,929 | 11,901 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Bezaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bezaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bezaf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺰﺍﻑ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bezaf? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most widespread last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 85 percent of Bezaf are found; 80 percent are found in West Africa and 80 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 255,929. In Mauritania Bezaf is primarily found in: Guidimagha Region, where 100 percent live. Other than Mauritania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 15 percent live and Algeria, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berzaf | 91 | 16 | / |
| Bezzaf | 91 | 12 | / |
| Bezaaf | 91 | 4 | / |
| Bezhaf | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bezahaf | 83 | 388 | / |
| Bezzaaf | 83 | 2 | / |
| Bizaf | 80 | 34 | / |
| Bezaw | 80 | 12 | / |
| Bazaf | 80 | 8 | / |
| Becaf | 80 | 2 | / |
| Besaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bezab | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bozaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bezav | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bezzahaf | 77 | 2 | / |
| Bezabh | 73 | 5,655 | / |
| Birzaf | 73 | 3,221 | / |
| Bezova | 73 | 49 | / |
| Bezoff | 73 | 18 | / |
| Berzof | 73 | 12 | / |
| Besafe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Beshaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wezafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Betzab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bezzav | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bezowa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bechauf | 67 | 42 | / |
| Bezhova | 67 | 25 | / |
| Berzoff | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bessaif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beazova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhaesaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bazahaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bezgova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behzaab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Betzoff | 67 | 0 | / |
Bezaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bezaf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺰﺍﻑ | bzaf | - |
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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
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- 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 Bezaf
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