Behir Surname
Approximately 640 people bear this surname
Behir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 516 | 1:74,867 | 11,954 |
| Iran | 81 | 1:947,932 | 44,636 |
| Indonesia | 14 | 1:9,446,371 | 356,066 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Behir (110) may also be a first name.
Behir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behir Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Behir (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺸﻴﺮ, Hindi: बेहिरा) occurs most in Algeria. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Behir.
How Common Is The Last Name Behir? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 510,931st most common last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 11,386,790 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 81 percent of Behir are found; 81 percent are found in North Africa and 81 percent are found in Mahgreb. Behir is also the 895,203rd most commonly used given name internationally, held by 110 people.
The surname Behir is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is held by 516 people, or 1 in 74,867. In Algeria Behir is mostly concentrated in: El Oued Province, where 74 percent are found and Tipasa Province, where 26 percent are found. Not including Algeria this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 13 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.
Behir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Behir has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 71 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Behir Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behir in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺸﻴﺮ | bshyr | - |
| Behir in the Hindi language | ||
| बेहिरा | behira | - |
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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 Behir
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