Behar Surname
Approximately 17,275 people bear this surname
Behar Surname Definition:
(from an acronym/abbreviation) or (from a place name) Among western and eastern European Jews Behar is an acronym for ben harav, “the son of the rabbi.” If it is a Sephardic name, it is derived from the Arabic and means “from the sea.
Read More About This SurnameBehar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,934 | 1:194,984 | 11,760 |
| Pakistan | 2,897 | 1:61,665 | 2,332 |
| United States | 2,741 | 1:132,236 | 13,913 |
| Ethiopia | 2,093 | 1:46,606 | 5,024 |
| Algeria | 1,173 | 1:32,934 | 5,979 |
| France | 891 | 1:74,549 | 10,444 |
| Indonesia | 575 | 1:229,999 | 21,322 |
| Turkey | 527 | 1:147,669 | 11,706 |
| Argentina | 370 | 1:115,523 | 9,749 |
| Brazil | 233 | 1:918,774 | 32,884 |
| Mexico | 228 | 1:544,413 | 9,423 |
| Ukraine | 216 | 1:210,753 | 28,308 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Bulgaria | 193 | 1:36,160 | 2,736 |
| England | 157 | 1:354,892 | 25,525 |
| Guatemala | 143 | 1:112,466 | 3,073 |
| Canada | 134 | 1:274,967 | 25,811 |
| Cuba | 55 | 1:209,504 | 4,357 |
| Chile | 43 | 1:409,685 | 11,039 |
| Italy | 39 | 1:1,568,120 | 82,279 |
| Switzerland | 36 | 1:228,137 | 19,301 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34 | 1:104,012 | 8,671 |
| Peru | 34 | 1:934,827 | 18,471 |
| Venezuela | 30 | 1:1,006,803 | 15,224 |
| Slovenia | 26 | 1:95,680 | 11,418 |
| Spain | 26 | 1:1,798,155 | 50,469 |
| Panama | 23 | 1:170,098 | 5,250 |
| Uruguay | 20 | 1:171,588 | 14,480 |
| Belgium | 19 | 1:605,087 | 54,956 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Ecuador | 14 | 1:1,136,132 | 15,474 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Croatia | 11 | 1:384,419 | 33,360 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| East Timor | 9 | 1:135,103 | 179 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| Honduras | 4 | 1:2,204,110 | 6,397 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
The alternate forms: Béhar (28) & Behár (22) are calculated separately.
Behar (7,302) may also be a first name.
Behar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from an acronym/abbreviation) or (from a place name) Among western and eastern European Jews Behar is an acronym for ben harav, “the son of the rabbi.” If it is a Sephardic name, it is derived from the Arabic and means “from the sea.”
User-submitted Reference
Originally from the city of Béjar in Spain. Surname given to some families that runs away from the inquisition.
- chelosinoBehar Demographics
Average Male Behar Height
173.86 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Behar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Behar (Bengali: বেহার, Hindi: बेहड, Marathi: बेहार, Oriya: େବହାର) is borne by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Béhar or Behár. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Behar? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 30,910th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 421,855 people. The surname Behar occurs mostly in Asia, where 45 percent of Behar reside; 40 percent reside in South Asia and 23 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 75,485th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 7,302 people.
The last name is most numerous in India, where it is carried by 3,934 people, or 1 in 194,984. In India it is primarily found in: Gujarat, where 76 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 11 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 6 percent are found. Excluding India this last name is found in 66 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.
Behar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Behar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Behar surname grew 91,367 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 3,140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Behar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Behar surname are 8.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.47% registered with the party.
The amount Behar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 87.31% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,310 per year; in South Africa they earn 66.52% less than the national average, earning R 79,572 per year; in United States they earn 26.53% more than the national average, earning $54,596 USD per year and in Canada they earn 79.66% more than the national average, earning $89,262 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Behar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behar in the Bengali language | ||
| বেহার | behara | - |
| Behar in the Marathi language | ||
| बेहार | behara | 85.26 |
| बेहर | behara | 12.82 |
| बेहरे़ | behare | 0.64 |
| बेहरे | behare | 0.64 |
| बेहरा | behara | 0.64 |
| Behar in the Oriya language | ||
| େବହାର | ebahara | 80.65 |
| େବହର | ebahara | 12.9 |
| େବହରା | ebahara | 6.45 |
| Behar in the Hindi language | ||
| बेहड | behada | 28.57 |
| बेहार | behara | 28.57 |
| बेहड़ | behara | 28.57 |
| बैहर | baihara | 14.29 |
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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
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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 Behar
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