Behme Surname
Approximately 1,341 people bear this surname
Behme Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,037 | 1:77,633 | 9,823 |
| United States | 273 | 1:1,327,688 | 92,627 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 83 | 1:605,044 | 40,538 |
Behme Demographics
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Behme Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behme Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Behme (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻬﻢ) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Behme? popularity and diffusion
It is the 286,496th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 5,434,412 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Behme reside; 77 percent reside in Western Europe and 77 percent reside in Germanic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 1,037 people, or 1 in 77,633. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 71 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found and Berlin, where 3 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.
Behme Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Behme has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Behme surname rose 329 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Behme Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Behme last name are 29.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.81% registered with the party.
The amount Behme earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.99% more than the national average, earning $46,164 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.38% more than the national average, earning $55,336 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Behme Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behme in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻬﻢ | bhm | - |
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Behme Reference & Research
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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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Behme
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