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Where Does The Last Name Behe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Behe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻴﻪ, Marathi: बेहे, Oriya: େବେହା) occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Béhé. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Behe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Behe is the 166,619^th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,806,140 people. Behe is mostly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Behe live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 354,811^th most widespread first name globally It is held by 561 people.

It is most frequently used in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 1,564 people, or 1 in 14,751. In The Ivory Coast Behe is most frequent in: Montagnes District, where 72 percent are found, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 15 percent are found and Bas-Sassandra District, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The Ivory Coast it is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and France, where 6 percent are found.

Behe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Behe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Behe last name rose 553 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Behe Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Behe surname are 1.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.2% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Behe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.01% less than the national average, earning $40,555 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.53% more than the national average, earning $51,935 CAD per year.