Behne Surname
Approximately 2,981 people bear this surname
Behne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,513 | 1:53,209 | 6,916 |
| United States | 1,058 | 1:342,589 | 30,827 |
| Brazil | 271 | 1:789,942 | 28,681 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| Austria | 19 | 1:448,181 | 44,644 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Chile | 10 | 1:1,761,647 | 27,489 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Iran | 7 | 1:10,968,932 | 186,522 |
| Paraguay | 6 | 1:1,206,124 | 10,500 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 89 | 1:564,255 | 38,527 |
The alternate forms: Behné (2) are calculated separately.
Behne (10) may also be a first name.
Behne Demographics
Average Male Behne Height
175.53 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Behne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behne Come From? nationality or country of origin
Behne (Marathi: बेहने) has its highest incidence in Germany. It can occur as: Behné. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Behne? popularity and diffusion
The last name Behne is the 148,340th most common family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,444,665 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Behne are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Behne is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent forename in the world. It is borne by 10 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 1,513 people, or 1 in 53,209. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 35 percent reside, Saxony-Anhalt, where 27 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.
Behne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Behne has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,189 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Behne Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Behne last name are 21.03% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.8% being registered with the political party.
The amount Behne earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 44.62% more than the national average, earning R 343,680 per year; in United States they earn 6.7% more than the national average, earning $46,040 USD per year and in Canada they earn 31.72% more than the national average, earning $65,442 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Behne Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behne in the Marathi language | ||
| बेहने | behane | - |
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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 Behne
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