Behns Surname
Approximately 550 people bear this surname
Behns Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 397 | 1:231,576 | 16,276 |
| Germany | 146 | 1:551,407 | 45,588 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Behns Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behns Come From? nationality or country of origin
Behns (Arabic: بهنس) is borne by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Behns.
How Common Is The Last Name Behns? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 572,911th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 13,250,083 people. The last name Behns is predominantly found in Africa, where 72 percent of Behns are found; 72 percent are found in North Africa and 72 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.
Behns is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 397 people, or 1 in 231,576. Outside of Egypt it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Behns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Behns has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Behns last name declined 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behens | 91 | 4 | / |
| Boehns | 91 | 0 | / |
| Beuhns | 91 | 0 | / |
| Bens | 89 | 5,213 | / |
| Behnsch | 83 | 69 | / |
| Bense | 80 | 2,797 | / |
| Beens | 80 | 1,911 | / |
| Benns | 80 | 1,171 | / |
| Bensz | 80 | 624 | / |
| Baens | 80 | 589 | / |
| Boens | 80 | 450 | / |
| Biens | 80 | 176 | / |
| Bensh | 80 | 143 | / |
| Beuns | 80 | 113 | / |
| Vehns | 80 | 102 | / |
| Bhens | 80 | 53 | / |
| Böhns | 80 | 21 | / |
| Buens | 80 | 8 | / |
| Benæs | 80 | 7 | / |
| Bensø | 80 | 5 | / |
| Benıs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhnse | 80 | 1 | / |
| Benst | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bhins | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bihns | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bensì | 80 | 1 | / |
| Benss | 80 | 0 | / |
| Baehnsch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boehnsch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Behecens | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bns | 75 | 128 | / |
| Bensch | 73 | 6,328 | / |
| Bhinse | 73 | 67 | / |
| Huehns | 73 | 54 | / |
| Beense | 73 | 47 | / |
| Benshe | 73 | 34 | / |
| Beensh | 73 | 19 | / |
| Boenæs | 73 | 9 | / |
| Biensø | 73 | 8 | / |
| Bennæs | 73 | 7 | / |
| Bensse | 73 | 5 | / |
| Beenss | 73 | 4 | / |
| Boensh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bennse | 73 | 1 | / |
| Behnce | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhense | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bienns | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhnshe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Behems | 73 | 0 | / |
| Benz | 67 | 43,596 | / |
| Wens | 67 | 2,351 | / |
| Bins | 67 | 1,876 | / |
| Vens | 67 | 1,284 | / |
| Baensch | 67 | 1,071 | / |
| Boensch | 67 | 463 | / |
| Büns | 67 | 143 | / |
| Bnst | 67 | 122 | / |
| Bems | 67 | 108 | / |
| Uens | 67 | 84 | / |
| Byns | 67 | 70 | / |
| Biensch | 67 | 70 | / |
| Böhnsch | 67 | 44 | / |
| Benš | 67 | 40 | / |
| Bensche | 67 | 29 | / |
| Bäns | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bähnsch | 67 | 18 | / |
| Benß | 67 | 9 | / |
| Benç | 67 | 9 | / |
| Buensch | 67 | 9 | / |
| Bnsh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Böns | 67 | 6 | / |
| Benś | 67 | 5 | / |
| Bensova | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bnss | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bhnz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Benx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behench | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behnche | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwns | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bnse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beemnns | 67 | 0 | / |
Behns Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behns in the Arabic language | ||
| بهنس | bhns | - |
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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 Behns
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