Biffen Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Biffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2371:235,09719,437
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Australia341:793,99150,673
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Wales61:515,75523,171
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1911:127,62011,916

Biffen (12) may also be a first name.

Biffen Last Name Facts

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

Biffen has its highest incidence in England. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Biffen click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biffen? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 726,304th most commonly held last name globally, held by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Biffen live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 63 percent live in British Isles. Biffen is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name globally It is held by 12 people.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 237 people, or 1 in 235,097. In England it is mostly found in: Surrey, where 13 percent are found, Wiltshire, where 12 percent are found and Shropshire, where 11 percent are found. Aside from England Biffen is found in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Biffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Biffen has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Biffen surname grew 124 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Biffen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Biffen last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Biffen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 126.26% more than the national average, earning R 537,684 per year; in United States they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $44,786 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.33% more than the national average, earning $64,750 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bifen9114/
Wiffen831,921/
Biffin83704/
Bifeng8310/
Buifen833/
Bihfen832/
Beifen832/
Beffen831/
Bifn802/
Whiffen771,760/
Weiffen77217/
Boiffin7731/
Baifeng777/
Bihfien773/
Wuiffen771/
Biffina771/
Viffenk771/
Wifffen771/
Bifin735/
Byfen734/
Befen732/
Bidfn731/
Vifen731/
Bifng731/
Wiffin67223/
Viffin6740/
Huifen6733/
Weifen6732/
Beffin673/
Woifen671/
Biefin671/
Bifina671/
Biffim671/
Boifin671/
Uiffem671/
Whifen671/
Boyfen671/

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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 Biffen
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