Behei Surname
Approximately 864 people bear this surname
Behei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 829 | 1:54,913 | 7,920 |
| Ivory Coast | 30 | 1:769,041 | 20,891 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
Behei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Behei (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺤﻲ) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Behei? popularity and diffusion
The surname Behei is the 405,451st most frequently held last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,434,660 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Behei reside; 96 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 829 people, or 1 in 54,913. In Ukraine Behei is most prevalent in: Lviv Oblast, where 60 percent reside, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 15 percent reside and Zaporizhia Oblast, where 3 percent reside. Besides Ukraine it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent reside and Iran, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Behei Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behei in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺤﻲ | bhy | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Behei
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