Behl Surname

49,142nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Behl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India6,7201:114,1477,437
United States1,7021:212,96120,789
Germany1,0001:80,50510,168
United Arab Emirates2791:32,8403,537
Canada1991:185,15418,322
England1821:306,14323,159
Australia951:284,16525,304
Brazil621:3,452,81297,678
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Austria151:567,69652,281
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
France151:4,428,181244,602
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Wales61:515,75523,171
China51:273,464,31313,838
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:306,21124,200

Behl (94) may also be a first name.

Behl Last Name Facts

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

Behl (Hindi: बहल, Marathi: बेहेल) is found most frequently in India. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behl? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 49,142nd most common last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 695,576 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Behl live; 64 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 980,251st most widespread first name in the world It is held by 94 people.

It is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 6,720 people, or 1 in 114,147. In India it is primarily found in: Delhi, where 43 percent reside, Punjab, where 30 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 5 percent reside. Barring India this surname exists in 46 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent reside and Germany, where 10 percent reside.

Behl Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Behl has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Behl surname expanded 1,038 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Behl Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Behl surname are 22.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.69% registered with the political party.

The amount Behl earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.62% more than the national average, earning $47,732 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $51,901 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biehl8910,417/
Boehl891,000/
Buehl89810/
Baehl89629/
Beehl8911/
Behll899/
Behlh896/
Behlp891/
Bel8653,043/
Bhl8619/
Behell802/
Biehll800/
Bell75603,760/
Bhil75228,403/
Biel75105,577/
Belt7514,854/
Bael753,863/
Boel753,544/
Beel752,982/
Bleh752,889/
Bühl752,534/
Bihl751,962/
Buel751,894/
Böhl751,482/
Beul751,365/
Bhel751,164/
Beld751,039/
Besl75368/
Belh7554/
Bőhl7525/
Belp7521/
Bøhl7512/
Båhl757/
Hbel756/
Bähl756/
Bhhl752/
Bhyl752/
Bhlh752/
Byhl752/
Åbel752/
Belø751/
Bhll751/
Beïl751/
Beël751/
Æbel751/
Behlova7381/
Behelle7358/
Behetil7314/
Belle6727,246/
Bheel6712,188/
Bhill6712,066/
Bhiel6711,651/
Buell6710,010/
Boell67975/
Bl67869/
Bhael67542/
Biell67209/
Begli67196/
Bøhle67175/
Bhell67139/
Beell6763/
Baell6760/
Beelt6760/
Æbelø6755/
Beldt6749/
Bellt6720/
Beltt6715/
Beeld6714/
Beldì6713/
Belll677/
Bhuil676/
Beull676/
Belld675/
Bhgli675/
Bellp674/
Bellh674/
Bhuel673/
Bhelh672/
Bhild672/
Belph672/
Hbeel672/
Beelh672/
Bhilt672/
Beltė672/
Beesl672/
H'Bel671/
Åbell671/
Buihl671/
Hbyhl671/

Behl Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Behl in the Hindi language
बहलbahala90.14
बेहलbehala9.86
Behl in the Marathi language
बेहेलbehela66.33
बेहलbehala33.67

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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 Behl
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