Behab Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Behab Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behab Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1001:40,9493,140
India91:85,229,487684,495
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Behab Last Name Facts

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

The last name Behab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻬﺎﺏ, Hindi: बेहाब) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Behab? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,736,881st most prevalent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 91 percent of Behab are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 90 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

It is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 40,949. In Mauritania Behab is most numerous in: Assaba Region, where 89 percent are found and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 11 percent are found. Besides Mauritania Behab occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent are found and Ireland, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beab8976/
Bhaib8052/
Beyab808/
Bejab805/
Bihab803/
Beabd802/
Beabz801/
Bhyab801/
Bhoyab7378/
Bhaibh7330/
Bahiab7313/
Bhujab739/
Bhaiib734/
Bhojab733/
Bahaib733/
Bhaubh733/
Vehyab733/
Beeyab731/
Bejhav731/
Bajehb731/
Bahjab731/
Bhaiab731/
Bhajub731/
Bhajab731/
Bojeab731/
Bhuyab731/
Behaps730/
Baib67577/
Bueb67499/
Baub67256/
Baeb67252/
Bayb67162/
Beib6798/
Beap6782/
Beeb6781/
Bieb6735/
Bhoyabh6733/
Biab6722/
Byab6719/
Bouhjab6712/
Boeb678/
Beav676/
Bajb674/
Bhojabh674/
Beyb674/
Bhaiyab674/
Bhayabh673/
Bhaiabh673/
H'Beyab672/
Bjab672/
Beub672/
Bejb671/
Bhaijab671/
Bhajoub671/
Beob671/
Veab670/

Behab Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Behab in the Hindi language
बेहाबbehaba-
Behab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻬﺎﺏbhab97.22
ﺍﺑﻬﺎﺏabhab2.78

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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
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  • 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 Behab
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