Behesht Surname
Approximately 208 people bear this surname
Behesht Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 194 | 1:395,786 | 25,490 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Behesht (46) may also be a first name.
Behesht Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behesht Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Behesht is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Behesht.
How Common Is The Last Name Behesht? popularity and diffusion
The surname Behesht is the 1,152,132nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 35,036,278 people. The surname Behesht is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Behesht are found; 97 percent are found in South Asia and 97 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Behesht is also the 1,484,914th most prevalent given name at a global level. It is borne by 46 people.
The last name Behesht is most widely held in Iran, where it is held by 194 people, or 1 in 395,786. In Iran it is most frequent in: Fars Province, where 22 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 19 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 15 percent are found. Besides Iran Behesht is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Afghanistan, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behisht | 86 | 8 | / |
| Bahesht | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bahest | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bahisht | 71 | 19 | / |
| Bohasht | 71 | 1 | / |
| Beust | 67 | 324 | / |
| Biest | 67 | 47 | / |
| Byest | 67 | 32 | / |
| Beost | 67 | 29 | / |
| Bahayest | 67 | 15 | / |
| Bihaisht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bgest | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baeyst | 62 | 10 | / |
| Bahist | 62 | 9 | / |
| Bohost | 62 | 1 | / |
| Bieste | 62 | 1 | / |
| Beoist | 62 | 1 | / |
| Biisht | 62 | 1 | / |
| Biecht | 62 | 0 | / |
| Byests | 62 | 0 | / |
| Bohoist | 57 | 7 | / |
| Behiste | 57 | 5 | / |
| Biyshet | 57 | 1 | / |
| Boast | 50 | 26,557 | / |
| Viest | 50 | 131 | / |
| Vjest | 50 | 2 | / |
| Vajhishth | 50 | 1 | / |
| Beusd | 50 | 0 | / |
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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 Behesht
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