Bife Surname

515,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 632 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Bife Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bife Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo4311:171,41417,546
Brazil1391:1,540,10351,247
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Benin161:645,97538,126
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

The alternate forms: Bifê (1) are calculated separately.

Bife (4,605) may also be a first name.

Bife Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bife (Hindi: बीफे) is borne by more people in The DR Congo than any other country/territory. It may occur as: Bifê. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bife? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 515,938th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 11,530,927 people. The surname Bife occurs predominantly in Africa, where 72 percent of Bife reside; 69 percent reside in Central Africa and 69 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Bife is also the 101,141st most numerous given name worldwide, held by 4,605 people.

The last name Bife is most widely held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 431 people, or 1 in 171,414. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 22 percent live and Portugal, where 4 percent live.

Bife Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bife has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bife last name declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bifê921/
Biffe89608/
Bifet89104/
Baife8931/
Bifeh8917/
Beife8915/
Boife8915/
Bifer897/
Bifes897/
Biofe895/
Biefe894/
Buife892/
Bhife891/
Bifie891/
Bif86532/
Biffer8041/
Beifer8035/
Beifie8014/
Baifei808/
Baiffe807/
Boifey806/
Biffee803/
Biefeh802/
Bieffe802/
Baifes801/
Bifeet801/
Boifeh801/
Boifee801/
Buifeh801/
Buiffe801/
Beifei801/
Biffey800/
Buifey800/
Biffie800/
Buifer800/
Bift751,717/
Bifa751,634/
Biff75604/
Befe75468/
Biev75161/
Bifi75110/
Bief7553/
Wife7536/
Baif7525/
Biew7523/
Beif754/
Uife753/
Biof753/
Vife753/
Hbif752/
Buif751/
Byfe751/
Boif751/
Bifz751/
Bify751/
Bidf751/
Boisfer73201/
Biffett734/
Beiffer731/
Bittfeh731/
Baifeee731/
Biffi6711,469/
Biffa67111/
Baifa6788/
Whife6769/
Biefa6768/
Waife6760/
Byffe6723/
Befee6722/
Bifai6719/
Beffe6718/
Beifa6715/
Viefe6714/
Biphe6711/
Woife6711/
Befie6710/
Beufe679/
Bijfa679/
Baifi678/
Befei678/
Byfer678/
Bieff677/
Wifet677/
Bioff676/
Beefe675/
Befer675/
Bifio675/
Bifis674/
Biffy674/
Vifer674/
Bieph673/
Boifa673/
Befeh673/
Wiefe672/
Beifi672/
Bifay672/
Bhaif672/
Wifeh672/
Vifeh672/
Viffe672/
Baiff671/
Byofe671/
Befep671/
Bhifi671/
Bifui671/
Bishf671/
Weife671/
Vifie671/
Befet671/
Bifit671/
Bisfi671/
Beifz671/
Befeu671/
Boifi671/
Buifi671/
Bifih671/
Biefi671/
Biofi671/
Wifie671/
Vifes671/
Befes671/
Wifey670/
Wipfe670/
Beiff670/
Bifth670/

Bife Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bife in the Hindi language
बीफेbiphe66.67
बिफेbiphe33.33

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bife
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