Behani Surname
Approximately 415 people bear this surname
Behani Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 268 | 1:2,862,184 | 87,228 |
| Yemen | 36 | 1:734,036 | 11,140 |
| Nepal | 27 | 1:1,054,850 | 6,184 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| France | 16 | 1:4,151,420 | 237,746 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Behani (394) may also be a first name.
Behani Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behani Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Behani (Hindi: बेहनी, Marathi: बेहणी, Oriya: େବହାନୀ) is most common in India. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Behani click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Behani? popularity and diffusion
The last name Behani is the 707,442nd most frequently held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 17,560,352 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Behani are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 435,477th most frequently occurring given name globally. It is borne by 394 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 268 people, or 1 in 2,862,184. In India it is most prevalent in: West Bengal, where 68 percent live, Gujarat, where 11 percent live and Delhi, where 3 percent live. Aside from India this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Yemen, where 9 percent live and Nepal, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Behani Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behani in the Oriya language | ||
| େବହାନୀ | ebahani | - |
| Behani in the Hindi language | ||
| बेहनी | behani | 72.73 |
| बेहङी | behani | 18.18 |
| बेहानी | behani | 9.09 |
| Behani in the Marathi language | ||
| बेहणी | behani | 66.67 |
| बेहनी | behani | 25 |
| बेहानी | behani | 8.33 |
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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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- 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 Behani
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