Behansawi Surname

1,658,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Behansawi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behansawi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine861:52,8945,259
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813

Behansawi Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Behansawi Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Behansawi is more frequently found in Palestine than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Behansawi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,658,108th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 60,729,549 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Behansawi reside; 100 percent reside in West Asia and 73 percent reside in Levant.

It is most commonly held in Palestine, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 52,894. In Palestine Behansawi is primarily concentrated in: Deir al-Balah Governorate, where 65 percent live, Rafah Governorate, where 20 percent live and Gaza Governorate, where 13 percent live. Not including Palestine Behansawi exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 24 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behanisa821/
Behans801/
Bahansi7518/
Behanes751/
Beuhans750/
Bahanasi7115/
Bahanssi716/
Bahanisa714/
Behanzia713/
Behaines712/
Bahanusi711/
Behanzya711/
Behanzii711/
Bahanasa711/
Behoensw710/
Bohans6759/
Bahans6745/
Beyhansoy676/
Behannesy675/
Behens674/
Bahansyah673/
Bahanyasi671/
Bihans671/
Bahanassi671/
Bihanasay671/
Behins671/
Ueanchawi671/
Buhans670/
Pehans670/
Behuns670/
Bounsawe591/
Bounsabi591/

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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 Behansawi
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