Behari Surname
Approximately 4,077 people bear this surname
Behari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 975 | 1:55,567 | 7,064 |
| India | 843 | 1:909,923 | 39,392 |
| Albania | 662 | 1:4,402 | 824 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| United States | 270 | 1:1,342,440 | 93,444 |
| Fiji | 220 | 1:4,065 | 748 |
| Mauritius | 158 | 1:8,186 | 1,722 |
| Guyana | 142 | 1:5,368 | 942 |
| Suriname | 141 | 1:3,919 | 807 |
| Netherlands | 133 | 1:126,971 | 19,799 |
| Greece | 93 | 1:119,138 | 20,020 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| England | 19 | 1:2,932,529 | 101,561 |
| Jamaica | 19 | 1:151,050 | 5,132 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Behari (3,050) may also be a first name.
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Behari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Behari (Bengali: বেহারী, Hindi: बिहारी, Marathi: बेहरी, Oriya: େବହାରୀ) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Behari.
How Common Is The Last Name Behari? popularity and diffusion
The surname Behari is the 113,472nd most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,787,478 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 35 percent of Behari live; 28 percent live in Southern Africa and 24 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Behari is also the 130,747th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 3,050 people.
It is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is carried by 975 people, or 1 in 55,567. In South Africa it is most numerous in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 83 percent reside, Gauteng, where 11 percent reside and Western Cape, where 3 percent reside. Not including South Africa this last name exists in 37 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent reside and Albania, where 16 percent reside.
Behari Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Behari surname are 11.92% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.15% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Behari earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 0.32% more than the national average, earning 347,196 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 20.81% more than the national average, earning R 287,088 per year; in United States they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $46,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.61% more than the national average, earning $59,922 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Behari Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behari in the Hindi language | ||
| बिहारी | bihari | 81.48 |
| बेहरी | behari | 7.41 |
| बेहारी | behari | 5.56 |
| विहारी | vihari | 3.7 |
| बेहरि | behari | 1.85 |
| Behari in the Marathi language | ||
| बेहरी | behari | 62.5 |
| बेहारी | behari | 19.64 |
| िबहारी | ibahari | 17.86 |
| Behari in the Oriya language | ||
| େବହାରୀ | ebahari | 59.78 |
| ବିହାରୀ | bihari | 27.72 |
| େବହାରି | ebahari | 3.8 |
| ବିହାରି | bihari | 2.17 |
| ମହାି | mahai | 1.09 |
| େବହରୀ | ebahari | 1.09 |
| େମେହର | emehara | 0.54 |
| େଗାଲଖ | egalakha | 0.54 |
| େବେହରା | ebehara | 0.54 |
| ବିହରୀ | bihari | 0.54 |
| ଭୀକାରୀ | bhikari | 0.54 |
| ଘଡାଇ | ghada'i | 0.54 |
| Behari in the Bengali language | ||
| বেহারী | behari | 55.56 |
| বিহারী | bihari | 38.89 |
| বিহারি | bihari | 5.56 |
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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 Behari
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