Bê Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Portugal

Bê Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bê Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Be (172,234), (244), (6), (1), (1) & Bể (1) are calculated separately.

(24) may also be a first name.

Bê Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bê is found in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Be, , , , or Bể. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bê? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bê is the 4,772,636th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name Bê occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Bê are found; 82 percent are found in South America and 82 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most numerous first name in the world, borne by 24 people.

The surname is most numerous in Brazil, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 15,291,024. In Brazil it is most common in: São Paulo, where 21 percent live, Goiás, where 14 percent live and Minas Gerais, where 14 percent live. Excluding Brazil it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent live and Portugal, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Be83172,234/
83244/
836/
831/
831/
Bể831/
Bêh802/
Bêz802/
Bêê801/
Beê801/
Biê801/
Bêa801/
B674,556/
Bêêh671/
Bêeh671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Bê
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