Behniya Surname
Approximately 25 people bear this surname
Behniya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Behniya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behniya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Behniya (Marathi: बेहिनया) is most common in India. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Behniya? popularity and diffusion
Behniya is the 3,957,383rd most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Behniya reside; 84 percent reside in South Asia and 68 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.
The surname Behniya is most numerous in India, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 45,121,493. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent live. Outside of India Behniya exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 16 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Behniya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behniya in the Marathi language | ||
| बेहिनया | behinaya | 90.91 |
| बेहनीया | behaniya | 9.09 |
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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 Behniya
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