Behakanira Surname
Approximately 864 people bear this surname
Behakanira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 856 | 1:45,607 | 5,647 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
Behakanira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behakanira Come From? nationality or country of origin
Behakanira is most common in Uganda. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Behakanira? popularity and diffusion
Behakanira is the 405,451st most commonly held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 8,434,660 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Behakanira live; 99 percent live in East Africa and 99 percent live in East Bantu Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 856 people, or 1 in 45,607. In Uganda it is primarily found in: Bushenyi District, where 14 percent live, Kiruhura District, where 13 percent live and Rukungiri District, where 12 percent live. Beside Uganda it is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behaakanira | 95 | 1 | / |
| Bahakanira | 90 | 7 | / |
| Behakanire | 90 | 5 | / |
| Behekanira | 90 | 4 | / |
| Bihakanira | 90 | 2 | / |
| Behakanura | 90 | 1 | / |
| Behakaniri | 90 | 1 | / |
| Behakinira | 90 | 1 | / |
| Bwehakanire | 86 | 1 | / |
| Beyakanera | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pohakanar | 63 | 7 | / |
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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 Behakanira
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