Behab Surname
Approximately 111 people bear this surname
Behab Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 100 | 1:40,949 | 3,140 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Behab Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behab Come From? nationality or country of origin
Behab (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻬﺎﺏ, Hindi: बेहाब) is most common in Mauritania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Behab.
How Common Is The Last Name Behab? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,736,881st most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 65,653,567 people. Behab is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Behab reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The last name Behab is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 40,949. In Mauritania Behab is mostly found in: Assaba Region, where 89 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 11 percent reside. Barring Mauritania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 8 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beab | 89 | 76 | / |
| Bhaib | 80 | 52 | / |
| Beyab | 80 | 8 | / |
| Bejab | 80 | 5 | / |
| Bihab | 80 | 3 | / |
| Beabd | 80 | 2 | / |
| Beabz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhyab | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhoyab | 73 | 78 | / |
| Bhaibh | 73 | 30 | / |
| Bahiab | 73 | 13 | / |
| Bhujab | 73 | 9 | / |
| Bhaiib | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bhojab | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bahaib | 73 | 3 | / |
| Bhaubh | 73 | 3 | / |
| Vehyab | 73 | 3 | / |
| Beeyab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bejhav | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bajehb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bahjab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhaiab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhajub | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhajab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bojeab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhuyab | 73 | 1 | / |
| Behaps | 73 | 0 | / |
| Baib | 67 | 577 | / |
| Bueb | 67 | 499 | / |
| Baub | 67 | 256 | / |
| Baeb | 67 | 252 | / |
| Bayb | 67 | 162 | / |
| Beib | 67 | 98 | / |
| Beap | 67 | 82 | / |
| Beeb | 67 | 81 | / |
| Bieb | 67 | 35 | / |
| Bhoyabh | 67 | 33 | / |
| Biab | 67 | 22 | / |
| Byab | 67 | 19 | / |
| Bouhjab | 67 | 12 | / |
| Boeb | 67 | 8 | / |
| Beav | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bajb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bhojabh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beyb | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bhaiyab | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bhayabh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhaiabh | 67 | 3 | / |
| H'Beyab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bjab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beub | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bejb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhaijab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhajoub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beob | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veab | 67 | 0 | / |
Behab Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behab in the Hindi language | ||
| बेहाब | behaba | - |
| Behab in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻬﺎﺏ | bhab | 97.22 |
| ﺍﺑﻬﺎﺏ | abhab | 2.78 |
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Footnotes
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