Behah Surname
Approximately 489 people bear this surname
Behah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 478 | 1:8,567 | 917 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Behah (727) may also be a first name.
Behah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Behah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻬﺎﻩ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Behah.
How Common Is The Last Name Behah? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 626,382nd most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 14,902,957 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Behah reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Behah is also the 305,933rd most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 727 people.
The last name Behah is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 478 people, or 1 in 8,567. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 26 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 22 percent reside and Hodh Chargui Region, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Mauritania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 2 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Behah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺑﻬﺎﻩ | abhah | 79.89 |
| ﺃﺑﻬﺎﻩ | abhah | 7.99 |
| ﺑﻬﺎﻩ | bhah | 6.34 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻬﺎﻩ | albhah | 5.23 |
| ﺇﺑﻬﺎﻩ | abhah | 0.28 |
| ﺍﻟﻨﻬﺎﻩ | alnhah | 0.28 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Behah
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