Behiya Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Behiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
Behiya (101) may also be a first name.
Behiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
Behiya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻬﻲ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Behiya? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Behiya reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 38 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Behiya is also the 940,641st most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 101 people.
It is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania Behiya is primarily concentrated in: Adrar Region, where 33 percent are found, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 33 percent are found and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 33 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Behiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behiya in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻬﻲ | bhy | 40 |
| ﺍﺑﻴﻬﻲ | abyhy | 20 |
| ﺍﺑﻬﻴﻪ | abhyh | 20 |
| ﺑﻬﻴﻪ | bhyh | 20 |
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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 Behiya
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