Beham Surname

243,312th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Beham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria5931:14,3602,111
Germany5471:147,17617,709
India2141:3,584,418101,069
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Israel161:534,85239,210
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
England91:6,190,895170,599
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France41:16,605,680368,153
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:1,068,48362,061

Beham (79) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beaham9170/
Behaim9111/
Behham915/
Beyham913/
Bheham911/
Behaum911/
Bejham911/
Beuham910/
Beam8921,330/
Bejjham831/
Bejam803,183/
Beahm801,783/
Beyam80861/
Byham80654/
Biham80356/
Beohm80240/
Beame80126/
Behym80107/
Bhaum8047/
Baehm8046/
Beuam8033/
Bhaim8030/
Beaum8025/
Beiam8015/
Bheam8014/
Bhiam8010/
Beeam809/
Bgeam807/
Behom805/
Beihm803/
Beuhm802/
Buehm802/
Beamm801/
Bhyam801/
Beyhm801/
Bhaem801/
Bjham801/
Beamd801/
Bhjam801/
Bejjam732,522/
Bajham731,908/
Beihim731,108/
Beyhum73419/
Bayham73337/
Bejgam73279/
Bhaime73275/
Bhaiem73262/
Beheim73171/
Bhaium73142/
Bhoyam73102/
Boyham7363/
Bhuyam7363/
Beyhim7359/
Bhayam7348/
Beejam7333/
Bhaiam7330/
Begiam7320/
Bhiyam7318/
Bahiam7317/
Beyhem7316/
Bhuiam7315/
Bhajam7314/
Bhijam7313/
Bhojam739/
Bejyam738/
Bhejam737/
Bhujam737/
Bhiham737/
Beathm736/
Behoum735/
Baheam735/
Beijam734/
Beyame733/
Beihom733/
Baiham733/
Beuhem733/
Bihame733/
Beihem732/
Boehmm732/
Biaham732/
Beohme732/
Bahjam732/
Bihaim732/
Beajjm731/
Beatme731/
Beeamm731/
Beeyam731/
Bhayum731/
Bheamm731/
Boheam731/
Bohyam731/
Behgem731/
Bojham731/
Buhiam731/
Beuyam731/
Beuhim731/
Beyaum731/
Bhaiom731/
Biejam731/
Bhayem731/
Bahaim731/
Beahme730/
Behyme730/
Baum6768,728/
Biam676,083/
Beem673,305/
Byam671,887/
Baim671,689/
Biem671,687/
Boem671,067/
Bejm671,027/
Beim67754/
Baym67677/
Beym67545/
Beum67476/
Baem67221/
Buem6745/
Bhaiham6745/
Byem6741/
Beihime6740/
Behoume6732/
Bhaiyam6714/
Bhuiyam6713/
Bajm6713/
Beom6712/
Bahajim6712/
Beyhoum6711/
Bjam6710/
Veam677/
Bieheim677/
Bhoyaum676/
Bejjaam675/
Bhojyam674/
Bhajyam674/
Beeheim674/
Bouhjam674/
Boujham674/
Bhoyame674/
Bhaiume674/
Beihoum673/
Bhojjam673/
Bhaiahm673/
Beeyamd673/
Bejjgam673/
Bhagiam673/
Bhajame672/
Beejjam672/
Bhujamm672/
Behomme671/
Beijgam671/
Bejjiam671/
Bhujjam671/
Bhuyiam671/
Bhuyyam671/
Bhayame671/
Bhayamm671/
Bhayyam671/
Bhejgam671/
Bhejjam671/
Bhijiam671/
Bhojamm671/
Bhaisme671/
Beyhime671/
B'Eihim671/
Bahaiam671/
Bouyham671/
Bhajham671/
Bhaihem671/
Bhaihom671/
Bhegiam671/
Bahayam671/
Baheeam671/
Bahajam671/
Baihgam671/
Beaheim670/

Beham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Beham in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺤﺎﻡbham-
Beham in the Hindi language
बेहमbehama80
बेगमbegama20
Beham in the Bengali language
বেহমbehama50
বেগমbegama50
Beham in the Oriya language
େବହମebahama50
େବଗମebagama50
Beham in the Marathi language
बेहमbehama50
बेगमbegama50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Beham
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