Behnasse Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Behnasse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 13 | 1:314,989 | 13,616 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Behnasse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behnasse Come From? nationality or country of origin
Behnasse (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻬﻨﺎﺱ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Behnasse? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Behnasse reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
This last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 314,989. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Tagant Region, where 62 percent live, Adrar Region, where 23 percent live and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 8 percent live. Not including Mauritania it is found in one country. It is also common in Algeria, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Behnasse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behnasse 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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- 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 Behnasse
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