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.
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Behar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Behar (Bengali: বেহার, Hindi: बेहड, Marathi: बेहार, Oriya: େବହାର) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Béhar or Behár. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Behar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 30,910th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 421,855 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 45 percent of Behar are found; 40 percent are found in South Asia and 23 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Behar is also the 75,485th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 7,302 people.
The last name Behar is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 3,934 people, or 1 in 194,984. In India Behar is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 76 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 11 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 6 percent reside. Not including India this last name exists in 66 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.
Behar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Behar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 91,367 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 3,140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Behar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Behar surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Behar are 8.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.47% being 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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