Behny Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Behny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:2,308,656143,524
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:401,74929,788

Behny Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Behny Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Behny is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behny? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,338,236th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Behny are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Behny is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 2,308,656. In The United States Behny is mostly found in: Indiana, where 59 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Virginia, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 5 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Behny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Behny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Behny last name expanded 126 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Behny Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Behny surname are 40.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.84% being registered to vote for the political party.

Behny earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.15% more than the national average, earning $60,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behney91625/
Beheny91198/
Baehny9114/
Beahny911/
Behniy911/
Boehny910/
Beny894,102/
Bethney8324/
Behenyi8313/
Beahney832/
Beheney831/
Bethnay831/
Baehney830/
Benyi8013,837/
Behne802,981/
Beney802,324/
Benoy801,658/
Benyo801,147/
Benay80982/
Beeny80501/
Beniy80491/
Bohny80325/
Behni80260/
Bhiny80112/
Beany8089/
Bahny8070/
Beiny8047/
Böhny8023/
Bheny8015/
Bieny8012/
Benuy807/
Benyő806/
Benyš805/
Behnh803/
Benyy802/
Bähny802/
Behné802/
Bemhy801/
Benyh801/
Beyny801/
Behnooyi771/
Beaney732,305/
Benaya731,460/
Beeney731,351/
Boehne73787/
Bahnyi73456/
Beyney73412/
Bahney73237/
Betney73183/
Bohney73145/
Bengay7398/
Besnyi7394/
Baehne7383/
Benyhe7371/
Bengey7368/
Behnoi7361/
Beneyt7353/
Baehni7351/
Bhonay7349/
Besnyő7346/
Bhuiny7345/
Benhay7340/
Benays7339/
Benahy7330/
Besnoy7327/
Benoyt7323/
Besney7322/
Behnai7320/
Behnis7319/
Bhanay7318/
Beheni7318/
Boehni7317/
Biehne7314/
Bhinyo7314/
Bengoy7311/
Beniey7310/
Behned7310/
Betnay738/
Behnet738/
Beuhne738/
Behnih737/
Bhinay734/
Bhiniy734/
Beinys734/
Benhey733/
Bhanuy733/
Beahni732/
Bhanyi732/
Benyoh732/
Bahnay732/
Behneu731/
Behnhe731/
Beinny731/
Beahne731/
Beneey731/
Bheniy731/
Bieney731/
Benoys731/
Beenay731/
Beanny731/
Beanay731/
Benayd731/
Bhinoy731/
Wehnyi731/
Behnui731/
Beinay731/
Beneys731/
Bhenyi731/
Behtni731/
Benehy731/
Baenoy731/
Bohnoy731/
Beiney730/
Begney730/
Baeney730/
Benyst730/
Bena6746,523/
Bene6733,765/
Beni6728,785/
Veny671,502/
Benhaya67723/
Weny67657/
Behenna67558/
Benj67542/
Bettney67340/
Benh67217/
Bhuinyo67186/
Biny67107/
Beatney6767/
Bené6755/
Behnieh6740/
Behnaja6734/
Bhuinay6731/
Bená6717/
Bhainay6716/
Bhoinay6712/
Benê679/
Bengeyi678/
Beihnai676/
Byny676/
Beijney676/
Beinysh676/
Behniea675/
Behesni675/
Bény675/
Biehnei674/
Behenis674/
Bahanay674/
Behenni674/
Bäny673/
Bengaya672/
Benè672/
Behyner671/
Beihnei671/
Beihnie671/
Beinney671/
Beahner671/
Bhoeniy671/
Boehneu671/
Ueny671/
Beigney671/
Benaaye671/
Behenge671/
Bhuiniy671/
Benhych671/
Bithney670/
Bohnney670/
Beitney670/
Behnerr670/
Bheeney670/

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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 Behny
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