Behima Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Uganda

Behima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Behima (9) may also be a first name.

Behima Last Name Facts

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

The last name Behima has its highest incidence in India. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Behima? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Behima live; 40 percent live in East Africa and 40 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Behima is also the 3,941,740th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 9 people.

The surname Behima is most common in India, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 383,532,691. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent live. Barring India this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 40 percent live and The DR Congo, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beheima9258/
Bahima83199/
Bohima8316/
Bihima836/
Behema833/
Beimah831/
Bhiima831/
Bahimah7710/
Boheima772/
Beuhema771/
Bijhima771/
Baahima771/
Biema73912/
Byema7363/
Byima7314/
Beuma7312/
Biima735/
Biyma734/
Bjima732/
Bgema731/
Biesma67335/
Bahema6793/
Bahimo6735/
Bohema6728/
Bihema6722/
Bohimo679/
Bijima677/
Beemah674/
Biemat674/
Vihima673/
Biyoma672/
Biehmo672/
Biimaa672/
Bgiima671/
Beaimo671/
Bijema671/
Boaima671/
Bjemaa671/
Biymah671/
Biemas671/
Biemaś671/
Bietma671/
Biemah670/

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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 Behima
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