Behena Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Behena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda321:1,219,97748,798
United States251:14,498,357517,445
India201:38,353,269431,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686

Behena (40) may also be a first name.

Behena Last Name Facts

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

Behena (Bengali: বেহেনা, Marathi: बेहेना, Oriya: େବେହନା) is held by more people in Uganda than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behena? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,136,387th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. Behena is primarily found in Africa, where 41 percent of Behena live; 41 percent live in East Africa and 41 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,614,485th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 40 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Uganda, where it is borne by 32 people, or 1 in 1,219,977. In Uganda Behena is primarily found in: Mitooma District, where 19 percent are found, Wakiso District, where 19 percent are found and Rukungiri District, where 13 percent are found. Not including Uganda Behena is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent are found and India, where 26 percent are found.

Behena Last Name Statistics demography

Behena earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.1% less than the national average, earning $27,573 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beehena922/
Bahena8338,083/
Behina83192/
Behona83105/
Behana8372/
Bohena8341/
Boeena8330/
Beenah839/
Bihena835/
Baeena834/
Behanna77542/
Bahenna77202/
Bohenna7719/
Baahena775/
Baheana772/
Bhuiena771/
Behinai771/
Bahaena771/
Bhehana771/
Behanah770/
Beuenna770/
Biena73545/
Beona73215/
Beuna7331/
Byena734/
Beeno731/
Beahenou71180/
Beyienna71123/
Bhuyyena713/
Beahanna711/
Bihina671,560/
Bienga67581/
Bienas67329/
Bahina6774/
Bihana6750/
Baheno6749/
Boeina6748/
Bienau6743/
Beinah6736/
Bohina6735/
Biheno6721/
Byenga6721/
Behino6721/
Bihona6720/
Behano6714/
Byhyna676/
Boheno675/
Bienna675/
Bienaz674/
Bieina673/
Vihena673/
Bienat672/
Biegna672/
Bijena672/
Baeeno672/
Bhaona672/
Beaina672/
Behono672/
Bieana672/
Byenaa671/
Beanah671/
Bienea671/
Biesna671/
Boeyna671/
Boahna671/
Be'ana671/
Bienaś671/
Bienai671/
Behiña671/
Bietna670/
Beunau670/

Behena Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Behena in the Bengali language
বেহেনাbehena-
Behena in the Oriya language
େବେହନାebehana-
Behena in the Marathi language
बेहेनाbehena-

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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
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  • 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 Behena
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