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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) is found most in The Ivory Coast. It may also be rendered as a variant: Béhé. Click here for other potential spellings of Behe.

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

The last name Behe is the 166,619^th most numerous family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,806,140 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 58 percent of Behe live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 46 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Behe is also the 354,811^th most prevalent first name worldwide, borne by 561 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 1,564 people, or 1 in 14,751. In The Ivory Coast it is most common in: Montagnes District, where 72 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 15 percent live and Bas-Sassandra District, where 8 percent live. Not including The Ivory Coast it is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and France, where 6 percent live.

Behe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Behe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 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 with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.2% being registered with 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.