Behel Surname

432,326th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Morocco

Behel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4551:796,61361,475
India1611:4,764,381121,488
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Behel (97) may also be a first name.

Behel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Behel (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻬﻞ, Marathi: बेहेल, Oriya: େବେହଲ) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 432,326th most frequent surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 9,155,208 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Behel reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Behel is also the 962,660th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, held by 97 people.

The surname Behel is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 455 people, or 1 in 796,613. In The United States it is most numerous in: Alabama, where 56 percent reside, Tennessee, where 8 percent reside and California, where 4 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent reside and Morocco, where 17 percent reside.

Behel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Behel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Behel surname increased 3,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Behel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Behel surname are 20.73% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.96% being registered with the political party.

Behel earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.92% less than the national average, earning $38,004 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behiel91105/
Beahel913/
Beheel911/
Biehel911/
Boehel911/
Biechel83185/
Behitel8310/
Biehsel834/
Biehell832/
Behyhel831/
Bhiel8011,651/
Bahel801,572/
Bihel801,049/
Behil80267/
Beuel80198/
Bohel8021/
Beuhl8017/
Bhjel8013/
Bhgel808/
Baeel807/
Boeel804/
Bhyel802/
Byhel802/
Beejl801/
Bieschel772/
Biesel731,179/
Behill7387/
Beijel7362/
Bahell7337/
Biheul7333/
Bhijel7321/
Bejgel7316/
Bießel7315/
Bietel7311/
Bihele739/
Bheail737/
Baheyl737/
Boheel734/
Beyjel733/
Bheeel732/
Bhaeel732/
Beejhl732/
Biohel731/
Bhaael731/
Băețel731/
Boheal731/
Behail731/
Baheul731/
Baahel731/
Boeiel731/
Bielhe731/
Bhjhel731/
Bhiele731/
Beaele731/
Bujhel731/
Bejhil731/
Baheal730/
Biehll730/
Beuell730/
Bohell730/
Biel67105,577/
Beul671,365/
Bjel6792/
Behlova6781/
Bieselt6771/
Biessel6717/
Byel6712/
Bhaeelh677/
Beijell674/
Bhujhel674/
Bgel673/
Bhuijel672/
Biehill672/
Baheall671/
Bhieeal671/
Beelova671/
Bieseld671/
Bhajhel671/
Bejgiel671/
Böel671/
Bajheel671/
Biahiel671/
Behaile671/
Behille670/
Beuehll670/

Behel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Behel in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻬﻞbhl-
Behel in the Oriya language
େବେହଲebehala-
Behel in the Marathi language
बेहेलbehela-

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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 Behel
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