Beehan Surname

1,048,281st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 239 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Beehan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beehan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:857,20145,134
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Wales181:171,91811,581
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland261:170,3798,688
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Beehan (11) may also be a first name.

Beehan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Beehan (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺤﺎﻡ) is found most in England. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Beehan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beehan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,048,281st most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 30,491,824 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Beehan live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 48 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread first name in the world, held by 11 people.

The surname Beehan is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 857,201. In England it is most prevalent in: Kent, where 51 percent are found, Essex, where 18 percent are found and Greater London, where 17 percent are found. Excluding England it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Ireland, where 12 percent are found.

Beehan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Beehan has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Beehan last name rose 650 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 203 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 112 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Beehan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Beehan last name is chiefly Catholic (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Beehan surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Beehan earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.54% more than the national average, earning R 288,816 per year; in United States they earn 14.28% more than the national average, earning $49,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.15% less than the national average, earning $46,129 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beehain920/
Beszehan861/
Behain8329/
Beaean8310/
Behean8310/
Betean832/
Besean831/
Biehayn7732/
Biehahn7732/
Biehain7722/
Beitean777/
Beteang774/
Bejgean774/
Behiyan773/
Bechean773/
Beshean772/
Beeyian771/
Beujean771/
Baeejan771/
Beajean771/
Bohehan771/
Beacean771/
Beaeane771/
Behajon771/
Beatean770/
Beseant770/
Běhan7352/
Byean7310/
Beuan734/
Beaín732/
Beaun732/
Beaún731/
Biean731/
Behojian7129/
Betahian718/
Bhaeeian713/
Betteann713/
Behejohn711/
Bechayon711/
Behaiten711/
Betheane711/
Beajeant710/
Bohain67483/
Bihain67391/
Beayon6776/
Byhain6762/
Bicean6761/
Băețan6731/
Vehaun6730/
Beeyen6730/
Bitean6719/
Beshayoun6714/
Behoun6712/
Beayan6712/
Bahean6711/
Boeyan674/
Beajan674/
Beoyan674/
Baeyan673/
Bohean673/
Bijeen673/
Bisean672/
Beayen672/
Bijean672/
Behaum671/
Beeoun671/
Bjeenh671/
Bieyen671/
Bhoain671/
Behjouyan671/
Byeang671/
Beeshayam671/
Bhyean671/
Biejen671/
Beceam671/
Baeian671/
Behein671/
Behuin671/
Behoen670/
Byeann670/
Beaoen670/

Beehan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Beehan in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺤﺎﻡbham-

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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 Beehan
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