Behim Surname

537,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Togo
Highest density in:
Togo

Behim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Philippines531:1,910,155116,778
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Behim (62) may also be a first name.

Behim Last Name Facts

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

Behim (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺑﻴﻬﻴﻢ) is found in Togo more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Behim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 537,454th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 12,166,187 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Behim are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 88 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Behim is also the 1,246,114th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 62 people.

It is most frequently used in Togo, where it is carried by 525 people, or 1 in 13,805. Without taking into account Togo it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Behim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Behim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Behim surname declined 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beheim91171/
Behaim9111/
Beïhim916/
Beehim912/
Beuhim911/
B'Ehim911/
Boehim910/
Boeheim83106/
Bieheim837/
Beeheim834/
Beahime831/
Beaheim830/
Bahim801,515/
Behem80375/
Bohim8072/
Beehm8042/
Bihim8040/
Bheim807/
Beuhm802/
Bgehm801/
Beuim801/
Beaim801/
Böehm801/
Bhiem801/
Bhiim801/
Boeim801/
Böheim73304/
Boheim73166/
Bejhem738/
Boïhim737/
Veheim737/
Beuhem733/
Bhahim733/
Böehme732/
Baahim732/
Bihaim732/
Boeehm732/
Bejjim732/
Bohehm732/
Boehem732/
Bahoim731/
Bejuim731/
Boîhim731/
Bohaim731/
Beahem731/
Biheim730/
Biem671,687/
Beum67476/
Byem6741/
Bhoiuim6736/
Bgem6710/
Veeheim675/
Biim673/
Biym673/
Bjim672/
Beahemh671/
Bíem671/

Behim Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Behim in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺑﻴﻬﻴﻢabyhym50
ﺑﻬﻴﻢbhym50

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Behim
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