Behme Surname

286,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,341 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Behme Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behme Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,0371:77,6339,823
United States2731:1,327,68892,627
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States831:605,04440,538

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boehme916,075/
Behmet9113/
Beheme913/
Behmes911/
Beehme911/
Beahme910/
Behyme910/
Bethme910/
Beme891,001/
Behymer831,218/
Behemie839/
Behmehr839/
Beahmed834/
Beahmer831/
Bethmee831/
Boehmeh831/
Beyhmer830/
Behemes830/
Böhme8036,760/
Bhame801,184/
Bahme801,163/
Bohme801,161/
Bemer80921/
Bhome80676/
Bhime80578/
Bieme80496/
Beume80238/
Bemme80195/
Bheme80188/
Bemey80143/
Beame80126/
Baeme8090/
Beyme8089/
Boeme8068/
Bemei8039/
Beime8039/
Bemes8033/
Bemet8018/
Bemhe8016/
Bemeh8015/
Besme809/
Bemie806/
Bemez806/
Beeme804/
Betme802/
Behmi802/
Bemea801/
Bemge801/
Bejme800/
Beehymer770/
Beamer735,138/
Beemer733,611/
Bahame732,820/
Beames732,437/
Beymer73852/
Besmer73824/
Beimer73352/
Bahmei73352/
Bahmeh73297/
Bhaime73275/
Bemmer73237/
Bhamee73219/
Beamie7379/
Beimes7360/
Beumee7345/
Bemmes7330/
Bhymer7328/
Bheeme7320/
Betmei7320/
Byhmer7317/
Bejmer7317/
Bemmeu7312/
Bethmi7310/
Bemesh7310/
Bohmie7310/
Boemie737/
Bhimed736/
Bahmee736/
Bhamme735/
Bahmie734/
Bhisme734/
Beumeu734/
Besmei734/
Bemett733/
Bhimes733/
Bemmet733/
Besmet733/
Baemeu733/
B'Home732/
Bhimet732/
Bhimme732/
Beimie732/
Bhamey732/
Behemy732/
Beamey732/
Behmii731/
Beihma731/
Beimez731/
Beahma731/
Beatme731/
Bemeit731/
Bemmei731/
Biemey731/
Bihmes731/
Bethmy731/
Betmer731/
Vehîme731/
Behmih731/
Bemiey731/
Bemead731/
Besmes731/
Bhoime731/
Bhömer731/
Bohmme731/
Beemes730/
Beamet730/
Bemest730/
Beemie730/
Bhemer730/
Bemeet730/
Beymes730/
Behmis730/
Bame676,641/
Bema676,579/
Bome672,702/
Bime671,340/
Bemi671,130/
Bhimesh67202/
Beesmer67194/
Bettmer6786/
Bemy6748/
Betmead6746/
Byme6746/
Beemesh6739/
Veme6732/
Bhemesh6722/
Bemmett6716/
Beismer6714/
Bhahame679/
B'Hymer678/
Bhaimed678/
Bemá672/
Bēme672/
Bême672/
Bahaame672/
Hbeemer671/
Beimesh671/
Beametz671/
Bheemei671/
Bhaisme671/
Beammer671/
Beimmie671/
Vehemei671/
Bemé671/
Bemesch671/
Beheemi671/
Bhimmer671/
Bemj671/
Bème671/
Bjme671/
Beimeth670/
Beasmer670/
Beemess670/
Beitmer670/
Beimmer670/
Bemesst670/

Behme Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Behme in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻬﻢbhm-

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Behme Reference & Research

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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 Behme
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