Behfar Surname

311,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,209 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Behfar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behfar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1,1271:68,1307,164
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Behfar (312) may also be a first name.

Behfar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Behfar occurs most in Iran. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behfar? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 311,397th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,027,747 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Behfar live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 93 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 497,456th most frequently held given name globally, borne by 312 people.

The last name Behfar is most frequent in Iran, where it is held by 1,127 people, or 1 in 68,130. In Iran Behfar is most common in: Tehran Province, where 17 percent live, Khuzestan Province, where 13 percent live and Razavi Khorasan Province, where 10 percent live. Barring Iran this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Behfar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Behfar are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the political party.

Behfar earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.02% more than the national average, earning $55,239 USD per year.

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Before67831/
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Bafarh673/
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Byfart672/
Beachford672/
Befoor672/
Bophar672/
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Betfor672/
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Baafar672/
Bofair671/
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Vefhar671/
Beefor671/
Byphar671/
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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 Behfar
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