Behek Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Behek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia391:63,7879,424
Austria301:283,84832,444
India281:27,395,192354,286
Philippines161:6,327,389184,366
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Croatia71:604,08640,820
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Behek (23) may also be a first name.

Behek Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Behek Come From? nationality or country of origin

Behek is found most frequently in Slovenia. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Behek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,478,479th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. Behek is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Behek reside; 32 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 32 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Behek is also the 2,239,265th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 23 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 63,787. In Slovenia Behek is most common in: Mura, where 54 percent live, Upper Carniola, where 41 percent live and Central Slovenia, where 3 percent live. Apart from Slovenia it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 21 percent live and India, where 20 percent live.

Behek Last Name Statistics demography

Behek earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.62% more than the national average, earning $59,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behijek835/
Bahek80174/
Behik8056/
Bohek8054/
Bhiek804/
Beuek801/
Beaek801/
Byhek801/
Baheck7315/
Beijek736/
Boheck732/
Behick732/
Biheke731/
Biheek731/
Behaik731/
Beaiek731/
Baheek731/
Bjeekh731/
Bieiek731/
Bahejk731/
Beiyek731/
Bieshk730/
Beuk67952/
Biek67552/
Bjek671/
Bieschk671/
Bäek671/
Bieshke671/
Byek670/

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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 Behek
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