Behnas Surname
Approximately 536 people bear this surname
Behnas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 519 | 1:74,435 | 11,891 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
Behnas (16) may also be a first name.
Behnas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behnas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Behnas (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻬﻨﺎﺱ) is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Behnas? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 584,278th most frequently held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 13,596,168 people. Behnas is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Behnas live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Mahgreb. Behnas is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name internationally, borne by 16 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is held by 519 people, or 1 in 74,435. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Sétif Province, where 46 percent reside, Chlef Province, where 17 percent reside and Tipasa Province, where 15 percent reside. Beside Algeria it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 1 percent reside and Morocco, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Behnas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behnas in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻬﻨﺎﺱ | bhnas | - |
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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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- 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 Behnas
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