Behesh Surname

425,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 812 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Behesh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behesh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran7471:102,7889,987
Ukraine471:968,56891,201
India141:54,790,384527,769
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Behesh (199) may also be a first name.

Behesh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Behesh (Marathi: बेहेश) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Behesh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behesh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Behesh is the 425,776th most widespread surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 8,974,810 people. The last name Behesh occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Behesh live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 92 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 642,605th most common first name worldwide, borne by 199 people.

Behesh is most commonly held in Iran, where it is borne by 747 people, or 1 in 102,788. In Iran it is most numerous in: Tehran Province, where 24 percent are found, Golestan Province, where 12 percent are found and West Azerbaijan Province, where 10 percent are found. Barring Iran it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 6 percent are found and India, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beheish9238/
Behes9120/
Bahesh8379/
Behish8310/
Baehes831/
Behies831/
Baeesh831/
Behees831/
Bjeesh831/
Bijeesh7719/
Baheush771/
Baheesh771/
Biheshe771/
Baheish771/
Beuesch770/
Behis73230/
Bahes7360/
Biehs7349/
Bjesh7316/
Bihes7316/
Baees739/
Bohes735/
Beush733/
Bhyes732/
Biesh732/
Bhies732/
Beues730/
Beeis730/
Beejs730/
Bahish67444/
Boheas67266/
Bieche67233/
Bijesh67188/
Beijes67110/
Bieths67102/
Vjeesh6714/
Behais6713/
Behits6711/
Biesch678/
Bihech678/
Baheis675/
Beéche674/
Bieshe672/
Böesch672/
Biedsh671/
Behoys671/
Baheas671/
Béeche671/
Behice671/
Beeuis671/
Behuis671/
Bjeshe670/
Beuish670/
Bohess670/
Buhies670/
Beyies670/

Behesh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Behesh in the Marathi language
बेहेशbehesa-

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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 Behesh
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