Behold Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Behold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Behold (18) may also be a first name.

Behold Last Name Facts

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

The last name Behold is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Behold click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behold? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Behold occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Behold reside; 32 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 21 percent reside in Slavic North Asia. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequent first name globally, borne by 18 people.

It is most common in Russia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 18,015,382. In Russia Behold is most frequent in: Penza Oblast, where 50 percent are found and Republic of Buryatia, where 50 percent are found. Besides Russia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beihold9219/
Beyhold920/
Beold911/
Bihold832/
Beholt831/
Beeold830/
Beoldt830/
Bøgeholdt804/
Bejholt7719/
Bijhold7716/
Beholtz772/
Beald735/
Biold731/
Byold731/
Bujold674,856/
Byholt67103/
Bijold6774/
Veholt6710/
Bojold671/
Bjolds671/
Bijholt6240/
Bijould6214/
Behault629/
Bealt5519/
Byald5513/
Biald551/
Buihholtz530/
Viholt50129/
Bujolt502/
Boyolt501/
Bijald501/
Bijolt501/
Vehalt500/

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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 Behold
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