Behiga Surname

961,438th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Behiga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behiga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2641:383,47849,926
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Behiga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Behiga is found most in The Philippines. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Behiga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 961,438th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,891,313 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Behiga live; 97 percent live in Southeast Asia and 91 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

Behiga is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is carried by 264 people, or 1 in 383,478. In The Philippines it is mostly concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 87 percent live, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 7 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 3 percent live. Without taking into account The Philippines Behiga is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 1 percent live and Benin, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behigau921/
Bahiga831,602/
Behigo8320/
Bihiga8317/
Vehiga8316/
Beaiga839/
Behega837/
Bohiga836/
Bihinga7777/
Bihaiga7711/
Biheiga777/
Bahigai775/
Bahigha773/
Bhohiga771/
Baheiga771/
Biega73847/
Biiga7355/
Beuga7324/
Byega7317/
Bjiga732/
Byiga731/
Bohyinga711/
Bijiga671,834/
Biegaj671,749/
Bienga67581/
Biegas67403/
Vihiga67110/
Bohega6754/
Biegay6752/
Bijega6745/
Biyoga6724/
Byenga6721/
Biegai6720/
Bjegać6717/
Beegah6710/
Bihega678/
Biinga677/
Bgenga676/
Bihigo676/
Biegaś675/
Beugai674/
Veaiga673/
Bahega672/
Bahigo672/
Veoiga671/
Biegha671/
Bijjga671/
Bjjiga671/
Beugha671/
Biégas671/

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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 Behiga
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