Behns Surname

572,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 550 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Behns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Germany1461:551,40745,588
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behens914/
Boehns910/
Beuhns910/
Bens895,213/
Behnsch8369/
Bense802,797/
Beens801,911/
Benns801,171/
Bensz80624/
Baens80589/
Boens80450/
Biens80176/
Bensh80143/
Beuns80113/
Vehns80102/
Bhens8053/
Böhns8021/
Buens808/
Benæs807/
Bensø805/
Benıs801/
Bhnse801/
Benst801/
Bhins801/
Bihns801/
Bensì801/
Benss800/
Baehnsch771/
Boehnsch771/
Behecens771/
Bns75128/
Bensch736,328/
Bhinse7367/
Huehns7354/
Beense7347/
Benshe7334/
Beensh7319/
Boenæs739/
Biensø738/
Bennæs737/
Bensse735/
Beenss734/
Boensh732/
Bennse731/
Behnce731/
Bhense731/
Bienns731/
Bhnshe731/
Behems730/
Benz6743,596/
Wens672,351/
Bins671,876/
Vens671,284/
Baensch671,071/
Boensch67463/
Büns67143/
Bnst67122/
Bems67108/
Uens6784/
Byns6770/
Biensch6770/
Böhnsch6744/
Benš6740/
Bensche6729/
Bäns6722/
Bähnsch6718/
Benß679/
Benç679/
Buensch679/
Bnsh676/
Böns676/
Benś675/
Bensova673/
Bnss673/
Bhnz672/
Benx671/
Behench671/
Behnche671/
Hwns671/
Bnse671/
Beemnns670/

Behns Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Behns in the Arabic language
بهنسbhns-

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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
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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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