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

Behme (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻬﻢ) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Behme? popularity and diffusion

Behme is the 286,496th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,434,412 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Behme are found; 77 percent are found in Western Europe and 77 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Behme is most numerous 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. Outside of Germany it occurs 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 prevalency of Behme has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Behme last name expanded 329 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Behme Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Behme surname are 29.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.81% being registered with the political 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
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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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