Beham Surname
Approximately 1,639 people bear this surname
Beham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 593 | 1:14,360 | 2,111 |
| Germany | 547 | 1:147,176 | 17,709 |
| India | 214 | 1:3,584,418 | 101,069 |
| United States | 174 | 1:2,083,097 | 132,570 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 47 | 1:1,068,483 | 62,061 |
Beham (79) may also be a first name.
Beham Demographics
Beham Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Beham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Beham (Bengali: বেহম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺤﺎﻡ, Hindi: बेहम, Marathi: बेहम, Oriya: େବହମ) occurs more in Austria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beham? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 243,312th most widely held family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,446,337 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Beham are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Beham is also the 1,083,225th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 79 people.
The last name is most frequent in Austria, where it is carried by 593 people, or 1 in 14,360. In Austria it is primarily found in: Upper Austria, where 70 percent are found, Lower Austria, where 21 percent are found and Salzburg, where 3 percent are found. Not including Austria this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent are found and India, where 13 percent are found.
Beham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Beham has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 370 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 18 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Beham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Beham last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Beham surname are 2.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.02% registered with the party.
Beham earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.85% more than the national average, earning $48,692 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Beham Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Beham in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺤﺎﻡ | bham | - |
| Beham in the Hindi language | ||
| बेहम | behama | 80 |
| बेगम | begama | 20 |
| Beham in the Bengali language | ||
| বেহম | behama | 50 |
| বেগম | begama | 50 |
| Beham in the Oriya language | ||
| େବହମ | ebahama | 50 |
| େବଗମ | ebagama | 50 |
| Beham in the Marathi language | ||
| बेहम | behama | 50 |
| बेगम | begama | 50 |
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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
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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 Beham
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