Behen Surname

382,372nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Behen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4411:821,90263,073
Ukraine2981:152,76121,242
Nepal381:749,4995,277
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
India141:54,790,384527,769
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
France51:13,284,544357,392
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland821:54,0234,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:339,31526,182

Behen (67) may also be a first name.

Behen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Behen (Marathi: बेहेन, Oriya: େବେହନ) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Behen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Behen is the 382,372nd most numerous surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 7,827,654 people. The last name Behen occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Behen reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Behen is also the 1,191,548th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 67 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 441 people, or 1 in 821,902. In The United States Behen is mostly concentrated in: California, where 17 percent reside, Michigan, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 32 percent reside and Nepal, where 4 percent reside.

Behen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Behen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Behen surname increased 298 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Behen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Behen last name are 3.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.49% registered with the party.

Behen earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.12% more than the national average, earning $46,221 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beahen9176/
Behean9110/
Boehen915/
Behein911/
Beehen910/
Boehein833/
Beeheng831/
Beaheng831/
Beheine831/
Boehien830/
Behin80833/
Bohen80794/
Bahen80775/
Bihen80100/
Baeen8041/
Boeen807/
Bhien802/
Bieen802/
Beuen801/
Beeen801/
Bhyen801/
Beaen800/
Beuhn800/
Behaiten771/
Beheineh771/
Biesen73602/
Beijen73518/
Biheng73371/
Beheim73171/
Beeing7335/
Behain7329/
Biehne7314/
Bahean7311/
Beaean7310/
Bejhem738/
Biohen738/
Behion737/
Beahin736/
Boeien735/
Bijeen733/
Bohein733/
Boehin732/
Behuin731/
Beaeng731/
Bheein731/
Behhin731/
Beeeng731/
Beeyin731/
Bahhen731/
Beeyne731/
Beeine731/
Böhein731/
Beyyen731/
Bihend731/
Bihene731/
Bjeenh731/
Bhahen731/
Bhohen731/
Bhieng731/
Beaent731/
Beahem731/
Bhuien731/
Bahien730/
Baheun730/
Beihuisen7131/
Bien6736,910/
Beun671,903/
Boeijen67880/
Byen67464/
Bøyesen67152/
Biessen67118/
Bøjesen6766/
Biehayn6732/
Béen6729/
Beän6726/
Biehain6722/
Beehing679/
Bgen677/
Bhuiyen676/
Beeheim674/
Beén673/
Böen673/
Beahemh671/
Beaeane671/
Behhing671/
Beujean671/
Bouhien671/
Beoysen671/
Bhaiyen671/
Bjen671/
Veeheen671/
Beehine671/
Beahine671/
Behuing670/
Beehain670/
Beaheim670/

Behen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Behen in the Oriya language
େବେହନebehana-
Behen in the Marathi language
बेहेनbehena-

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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 Behen
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