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Where Does The Last Name Behnam Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Behnam (Arabic: بهنام) is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behnam? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 23,893^rd most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 321,845 people. The surname Behnam is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Behnam are found; 60 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 7,809^th most widespread forename throughout the world, held by 133,382 people.

The surname is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 13,475 people, or 1 in 5,698. In Iran Behnam is primarily concentrated in: Razavi Khorasan Province, where 21 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 17 percent are found and West Azerbaijan Province, where 8 percent are found. Beside Iran this surname exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 32 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Behnam Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Syriac Orthodox (53%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Behnam last name are 0.72000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.95% being registered with the political party.

The amount Behnam earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 157.22% more than the national average, earning R 611,244 per year; in United States they earn 23.97% more than the national average, earning $53,490 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.69% more than the national average, earning $69,899 CAD per year.