Behm Surname

38,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,482 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Finland

Behm Surname Definition:

(German) One who came from Bohemia (home of the Boii).

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Behm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2391:58,0966,883
Germany4,4291:18,1772,377
Finland5181:10,6111,648
Canada5021:73,3988,328
Brazil3471:616,92922,962
Australia2621:103,03711,601
South Africa2391:226,68523,566
Argentina2171:196,97416,372
Sweden1871:52,6564,061
Thailand1491:474,08383,094
France801:830,28498,964
Netherlands571:296,26635,624
Chile481:367,01010,126
Israel401:213,94120,390
England291:1,921,31276,208
Austria281:304,12334,120
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9901:50,7265,751

The alternate forms: Béhm (2) are calculated separately.

Behm (26) may also be a first name.

Behm Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who came from Bohemia (home of the Boii).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

A German surname that means 'from Bohemia'.

- ladyspeedwagon1703

Behm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Behm (Arabic: بيهم, Hindi: बेहम) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Béhm. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 38,986th most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 540,539 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Behm are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 26 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 6,239 people, or 1 in 58,096. In The United States Behm is most common in: Wisconsin, where 11 percent reside, Ohio, where 8 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States Behm is found in 47 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 33 percent reside and Finland, where 4 percent reside.

Behm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Behm has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Behm last name grew 630 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 725 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Behm Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Behm are 17.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.45% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Behm earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.46% less than the national average, earning 244,119 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 25.64% more than the national average, earning R 298,572 per year; in United States they earn 4.91% more than the national average, earning $45,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.69% less than the national average, earning $48,345 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Béhm922/
Behym89107/
Biehm895/
Beihm893/
Beuhm892/
Bgehm891/
Beyhm891/
Bem8614,812/
Beathm806/
Beheme803/
Beehme801/
Behhem801/
Behgem801/
Bethme800/
Beahme800/
Behyme800/
Beam7521,330/
Bhim753,948/
Beem753,305/
Biem751,687/
Bejm751,027/
Beme751,001/
Beim75754/
Bihm75720/
Beym75545/
Bemm75493/
Beum75476/
Bemh75103/
Bhem7525/
Bemt7514/
Besm7511/
Bgem7510/
Bemd755/
Vehm752/
Bhym751/
Byhm751/
Bähm751/
Behmová731/
Bheem671,135/
Bhuim67469/
Bemme67195/
Bhoim67192/
Bheme67188/
Beame67126/
Beyme6789/
Beime6739/
Beemt6734/
Bhaim6730/
Bhimh6725/
Bhemm6722/
Bejjm6721/
Bemhe6716/
Bheam6714/
Beemd6711/
Besme679/
Bhimt677/
Bheim677/
B'Hem676/
Bemdt676/
Bemth675/
Bhism675/
Bhimm675/
Behymova675/
Beeme674/
Bhhem674/
Beitm673/
Buhym672/
Betme672/
Vehem672/
Bgeem672/
Beamd671/
Behemova671/
Bhjmh671/
Beymh671/
Bajhm671/
Biohm671/
Bhojm671/
Bhiem671/
Bhgim671/
Bayhm671/
Beamm671/
Bejme670/
Boihm670/

Behm Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Behm in the Hindi language
बेहमbehama-
Behm in the Arabic language
بيهمbyhm-

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Behm Reference & Research

Beahm FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Beha FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Behm
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