Behiye Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Behiye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
Behiye (39,140) may also be a first name.
Behiye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behiye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Behiye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻬﻲ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Behiye? popularity and diffusion
Behiye is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name Behiye occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Behiye reside; 64 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 22,613th most frequently used forename globally It is held by 39,140 people.
The last name Behiye is most numerous in Mauritania, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania it is primarily found in: Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 86 percent live and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 14 percent live. Other than Mauritania it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent live and Angola, where 9 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Behiye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behiye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻬﻲ | bhy | - |
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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 Behiye
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