Beza

See also: beza, beża', and bezą

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Beza (plural Bezas)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Beza is the 37076^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 602 individuals. Beza is most common among Hispanic/Latino (63.79%) and White (18.94%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Beza”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 153.

Chichewa

Etymology

From Tumbuka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɓé.za/

Proper noun

Béza

1. a surname from Tumbuka

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Beza was the c. 448th most common surname in Malawi, belonging to 4,890 persons.