Behal Surname
Approximately 5,874 people bear this surname
Behal Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,950 | 1:194,194 | 11,720 |
| Ukraine | 713 | 1:63,847 | 9,180 |
| United States | 329 | 1:1,101,699 | 79,755 |
| France | 318 | 1:208,876 | 32,465 |
| England | 108 | 1:515,908 | 32,533 |
| Canada | 87 | 1:423,513 | 37,101 |
| Iran | 78 | 1:984,391 | 45,758 |
| Austria | 73 | 1:116,650 | 16,371 |
| United Arab Emirates | 57 | 1:160,742 | 11,909 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 1:56,330 | 1,327 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
The alternate forms: Běhal (624) & Béhal (1) are calculated separately.
Behal (152) may also be a first name.
Behal Demographics
Average Behal Salary in
United States
$57,423 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Behal Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behal Come From? nationality or country of origin
Behal (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻬﺎﻝ, Hindi: बेहल, Marathi: बेहल, Oriya: େବହାଲ) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Běhal or Béhal. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Behal? popularity and diffusion
It is the 82,492nd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,240,645 people. The last name Behal occurs predominantly in Asia, where 70 percent of Behal live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 64 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 746,252nd most common first name throughout the world, borne by 152 people.
It is most commonly used in India, where it is borne by 3,950 people, or 1 in 194,194. In India Behal is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 45 percent reside, Delhi, where 23 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 9 percent reside. Apart from India this surname exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.
Behal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Behal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Behal surname rose 1,645 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Behal Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Behal surname are 5.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.17% registered with the party.
The amount Behal earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 33.08% more than the national average, earning $57,423 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.43% more than the national average, earning $51,388 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Behal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behal in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻬﺎﻝ | bhal | - |
| Behal in the Oriya language | ||
| େବହାଲ | ebahala | - |
| Behal in the Marathi language | ||
| बेहल | behala | 79.53 |
| बेहाल | behala | 9.79 |
| बहल | bahala | 5.93 |
| बेहेल | behela | 4.15 |
| बेहळ | behala | 0.59 |
| Behal in the Hindi language | ||
| बेहल | behala | 50 |
| बहल | bahala | 37.14 |
| बेहाल | behala | 11.43 |
| वहल | vahala | 1.43 |
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Behal Reference & Research
Beha FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Behal
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis