Behor Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Israel

Behor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India191:40,371,862445,856
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Behor (12) may also be a first name.

Behor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Behor (Oriya: େବେହାର) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,776,799th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Behor occurs predominantly in Asia, where 57 percent of Behor are found; 41 percent are found in South Asia and 41 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Behor is most commonly occurring in India, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 40,371,862. In India Behor is primarily concentrated in: Odisha, where 53 percent live, Gujarat, where 37 percent live and Maharashtra, where 11 percent live. Outside of India this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 16 percent live and Israel, where 14 percent live.

Behor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Behor has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behour914/
Behoor913/
Beor89101/
Beahgor836/
Bjeheor834/
Behar8017,275/
Beyor80322/
Beahr80158/
Bejor80116/
Beord80100/
Beeor8063/
Bihor8035/
Bhior8028/
Behár8022/
Beoir8017/
Beore806/
Byhor804/
Beior802/
Bhjor801/
Beoor801/
Beour801/
Behhar73467/
Bhujor73280/
Bihour73187/
Bihore7350/
Bhuyor7350/
Beoure7321/
Behgar7313/
Bhehar739/
Bhyoar734/
Beahar733/
Hbehar733/
Beharr732/
Bhayor732/
Boihor732/
Bejhar731/
Bejorh731/
Buhior731/
Beeoir731/
Beyorh731/
Bhoyor731/
Bheoor731/
Bhuior731/
Behaur731/
Bhijor731/
Beourz730/
Beharp730/
Beeord730/
Beourt730/
Bior6753,045/
Bear6720,683/
Bhuiyor6798/
Bjor6778/
Geebeor6778/
Bhuihor6759/
Bhojgar6745/
Veor6716/
Bhoyyar6712/
Bhehare6710/
Bhoiyar677/
Byor675/
Beharre674/
Bahayor673/
Bihoire673/
Bihourd673/
Beijour672/
Beahgar672/
Bhoyyor671/
Bhoijar671/
Beahard671/
Behijar671/
Beehard670/
Beahart670/

Behor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Behor in the Oriya language
େବେହାରebehara-

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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 Behor
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