Behene Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Behene Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behene Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Behene Last Name Facts

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

The surname Behene (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﺎﻫﻦ) has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Behene? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,649,889th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Behene reside; 50 percent reside in South America and 50 percent reside in Luso-South America.

This last name is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 23,786,037. In Brazil it is most prevalent in: Paraná, where 78 percent are found, Rio Grande do Sul, where 11 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 11 percent are found. Beside Brazil this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 28 percent are found and Cameroon, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beheine921/
Beheineh861/
Behane83336/
Boeene83157/
Bohene83101/
Bahene8354/
Behine8316/
Biehne8314/
Behone8312/
Beuhne838/
Beohne831/
Beeyne831/
Bihene831/
Beuene831/
Beeine831/
Bhehane77159/
Behaine7795/
Biehner7740/
Bahenne775/
Behaney775/
Behinee772/
Behoney772/
Behineh772/
Beehena772/
Baheine772/
Behhane771/
Behanne771/
Beuheni771/
Beaeane771/
Beahine771/
Bhohene771/
Bihenge771/
Bäehner771/
Beehine771/
Beeheny770/
Boehine770/
Boehane770/
Biene731,377/
Beune73567/
Beeni73102/
Beone7338/
Byene7336/
Bahoenie7175/
Behaines712/
Bahahene711/
Beigiene711/
Bienes672,392/
Biener672,039/
Bihane67565/
Bienge67522/
Bienne67434/
Behani67415/
Baheni67290/
Byenge67269/
Beuneu67111/
Behany67100/
Bihone6765/
Bohine6748/
Beaine6721/
Beayne6719/
Bjenne6717/
Boeeni6715/
Bienie6713/
Bahine6713/
Boheni6710/
Biegne6710/
Boheny679/
Bienee676/
Bihena675/
Behini674/
Boeine674/
Baeeni673/
Byheny673/
Bieneh672/
Baeane672/
Bienez672/
Biheni672/
Vhiene671/
Byener671/
Bhoane671/
Bienea671/
Bieney671/
Biiene671/
Bienet671/
Behoni671/
Beoney671/
Bjeenh671/
Beaujeune671/
Bhyeni671/
Bienei671/
Behaynesh671/
Byenes670/
Baheny670/

Behene Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Behene in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﺎﻫﻦabahn50
ﺑﺎﻫﻨﻪbahnh25
ﺍﺑﺤﻦabhn25

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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 Behene
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