Behnem Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Behnem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Behnem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behnem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Behnem occurs more in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Behnem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Behnem reside; 90 percent reside in South America and 90 percent reside in Luso-South America.
The last name Behnem is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 11,893,018. In Brazil Behnem is most numerous in: Santa Catarina, where 83 percent reside, Mato Grosso, where 11 percent reside and Federal District, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Brazil this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Behnem
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