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
The surname Behiya (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻬﻲ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Behiya? popularity and diffusion
The last name Behiya is the 6,723,624th most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Behiya live; 50 percent live in West Africa and 38 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Behiya is also the 940,641st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, borne by 101 people.
Behiya is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,364,954. In Mauritania Behiya is mostly concentrated in: Adrar Region, where 33 percent reside, Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 33 percent reside and Tiris Zemmour Region, where 33 percent reside. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Benin, where 13 percent reside and Cameroon, where 13 percent reside.
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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