Behja Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Behja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
France91:7,380,302306,885
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Behja (11) may also be a first name.

Behja Last Name Facts

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

The last name Behja (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺒﻬﺠﻪ) occurs most in Morocco. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Behja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,434,893rd most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Behja are found; 91 percent are found in North Africa and 91 percent are found in Mahgreb. Behja is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 11 people.

The surname Behja is most commonly held in Morocco, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Other than Morocco this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent are found and Algeria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behaja9111/
Behjah911/
Beja8915,256/
Beha893,354/
Behj891/
Bahja805,918/
Bhuja803,774/
Bhoja801,656/
Bhija801,342/
Bhaja80554/
Behah80489/
Bheja80328/
Bejah80193/
Beeja80137/
Beiha8062/
Beyha8040/
Behia8027/
Bieja8018/
Behea8017/
Bheha806/
Boeja806/
Behji805/
Behjo805/
Behya802/
Bejaa802/
Bejap801/
Beuha801/
Beïja801/
Bej7541,109/
Bea7514,743/
Bejaia731,059/
Bahjah73109/
Bejaud73101/
Bahjaz7397/
Bahaja7387/
Beejah7353/
Bhojah7350/
Bejach7330/
Beyhah7329/
Bejeau7326/
Bhajah7313/
Bheeja7310/
Behass737/
Bouhja737/
Beihat736/
Bhooja735/
Behjid735/
Bhijja733/
Bhaaja733/
Bejahe733/
Beyhat732/
Behiah732/
Bejaya732/
Bejaja732/
Behyah731/
Beihah731/
Beejaa731/
Bohaja731/
Boehje731/
Bejaïa731/
Bejaut731/
Buhaja731/
Bhahja731/
Bhehah731/
Beauha731/
Bejaha731/
Hbeeha731/
Bhai67140,973/
Beya6788,714/
Baja6718,271/
Boja6717,168/
Beas6710,233/
Bejo678,096/
Beah677,619/
Bhoj676,298/
Beia674,395/
Bija674,268/
Bhau674,088/
Buja673,568/
Bhaj672,611/
Beji672,264/
Bead672,030/
Bhaa671,836/
Beat671,656/
Bouhaja671,439/
Beje671,415/
Bhuj671,221/
Beih671,064/
Bhay671,029/
Beaz67817/
Veja67745/
Beij67597/
Beuh67483/
Beua67404/
Bhej67313/
Beej67211/
Bhoa67201/
Beța67150/
Biea67105/
Beihatt6788/
Beap6782/
Bejó6779/
Beyhaut6778/
Bhojaya6768/
Bóha6762/
Biej6758/
Beea6757/
Béja6739/
Beľa6737/
Bója6736/
Bejj6735/
Bhij6734/
Beyh6727/
Bhea6722/
Bahajad6719/
Byja6713/
Bîja6710/
Be'a679/
Bahj678/
Bøiehøj677/
Béha675/
Beae674/
Bahajah674/
Bůha673/
Bejy672/
Bgea672/
Bøgehøj672/
Beșa672/
Bejeaud672/
Buhj672/
Bejh671/
Bhajaya671/
Behyatt671/
Bheejaa671/
Bhaajaa671/
Beyhatt671/
Bahajat671/
Beuj671/
Bája671/
Beáh671/
Beihach671/
Bäha671/
Bouhjaz671/
Bhajaph671/
Bhojaph671/
Bhojadh671/
Bahjatt671/
Boej671/
Hbea671/
Beauhia670/
Bejasch670/

Behja Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Behja in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺒﻬﺠﻪalbhjh-

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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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  • 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 Behja
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