Beh Surname

20,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,405 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Beh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia10,7721:2,738408
Ivory Coast3,6131:6,386572
Egypt3,2641:28,1673,097
Cameroon2,1131:9,8291,298
Liberia2,0201:2,182288
United States5981:606,11949,257
Mexico5841:212,5455,600
Singapore4921:11,195558
Australia4131:65,3657,815
Gabon4041:4,676852
Thailand3941:179,28529,193
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Germany1981:406,59337,350
Pakistan1711:1,044,70113,307
Iran1431:536,94131,079
United Arab Emirates1341:68,3756,373
Mauritania731:56,0944,003
Nigeria681:2,605,04184,856
England671:831,61344,286
Canada631:584,85148,473
India621:12,372,022220,417
France581:1,145,219121,886
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Cambodia451:344,1593,673
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Qatar311:76,0647,685
China261:52,589,2912,849
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Congo191:262,5848,646
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Belize51:71,0952,977
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Macau31:200,543803
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

The alternate forms: Béh (14), Bêh (2) & Bèh (2) are calculated separately.

Beh (14,945) may also be a first name.

Beh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Beh (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺢ, Hindi: बेह) is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Béh, Bêh or Bèh. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 20,703rd most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 275,991 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 47 percent of Beh live; 44 percent live in Southeast Asia and 41 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Beh is also the 46,506th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 14,945 people.

Beh is most frequent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 10,772 people, or 1 in 2,738. In Malaysia Beh is most prevalent in: Perak, where 27 percent live, Selangor, where 24 percent live and Penang, where 24 percent live. Not including Malaysia it occurs in 80 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent live and Egypt, where 12 percent live.

Beh Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Beh has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Beh last name expanded 1,196 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Beh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Beh last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.25% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Beh earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning $42,944 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.86% more than the national average, earning $63,523 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Béh8914/
Bêh892/
Bèh892/
Bech8611,045/
Bieh865,673/
Besh861,470/
Beih861,064/
Berh86780/
Beuh86483/
Bedh86271/
Bheh8632/
Beyh8627/
Beïh8610/
Hbeh868/
Bejh861/
Behj861/
Behh861/
Beph861/
Be80172,234/
Beach7552,662/
Beech7519,546/
Becht756,099/
Beich75709/
Betch75462/
Beish75198/
Beych75197/
Beths7561/
Beyhs7545/
Besht7537/
Behyi7534/
Beash7520/
Bhesh7517/
Beedh7515/
Bhehe7513/
Behtz7513/
Behsh7513/
Beihs7511/
Bejch7510/
Beerh759/
Beïch758/
Beysh757/
Beesh757/
Betsh757/
Beeyh757/
Beadh756/
Beidh754/
Beïhe753/
Beddh752/
Bheih752/
Beïhy752/
Bhieh752/
Behej751/
Behyt751/
Bhedh751/
Bethh751/
Betht751/
Beahs751/
Behiy751/
Bedch751/
Boehy751/
Bessh751/
Bezch751/
Behgi751/
Beehh751/
Bechz751/
Hbeeh751/
Bee67292,845/
Bha6797,330/
Bey6783,348/
Bej6741,109/
Bie6738,596/
Bhi6735,574/
Bih6722,479/
Ber6717,825/
Bei6716,947/
Bea6714,743/
Bez6710,270/
Bet678,747/
Beu676,750/
Bes675,967/
Bøe674,425/
Bed673,661/
Bep67964/
Bhy67857/
Bhe67719/
Beicht67395/
Beatch67213/
Beß67202/
Bhj67175/
Beş67174/
Beitch6797/
Hbeish6780/
Beesch6777/
Byh6771/
Beetch6764/
Beacht6760/
Beecht6756/
Bée6744/
Beď6739/
Beň6730/
Behysh6730/
Bescht6729/
Beheha6721/
Bje6720/
Bge6717/
Behaja6711/
Hbe677/
Behych677/
Bjh676/
Hbeich676/
Besshø675/
Bheher674/
Bhé674/
Baheih673/
Beć673/
Beitsh672/
Hbeech672/
Beá672/
Beţ672/
D'Beih671/
Beidch671/
Beasch671/
Beathh671/
Beshch671/
Bethts671/
Bettch671/
B'Heih671/
Beherr671/
Beĺ671/
Bhehsh671/
Bheith671/
Beauha671/
Beithz671/
Beeshd671/
Beç671/
Hbeeha671/
Hbeerh671/
Hbeesh671/
Behsch670/
Bechtt670/
Bestch670/
Beisth670/

Beh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Beh in the Hindi language
बेहbeha-
Beh in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺢbh32.5
ﺍﺑﻴﻪabyh25
ﺑﻴﻪbyh20
ﺍﺏab5
ﺍﺑﺢabh2.5
ﺑﺎﻩbah2.5
ﺍﺑﺎﻩabah2.5
ﺑﺎﺡbah2.5
ﺃﺑﻴﻪabyh2.5
ﺑﻪbh2.5
ﺍﺑﻪabh2.5

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Footnotes

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