Behora Surname
Approximately 164 people bear this surname
Behora Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 95 | 1:1,864,661 | 66,902 |
| India | 66 | 1:11,622,203 | 212,115 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Behora Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behora Come From? nationality or country of origin
Behora (Marathi: बेहोरा, Oriya: େବେହାରା) occurs most in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Behora? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,353,468th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 44,436,256 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Behora reside; 58 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Behora is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 1,864,661. In Nigeria Behora is primarily found in: Adamawa, where 76 percent reside, Kwara, where 11 percent reside and Gombe, where 5 percent reside. Other than Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 40 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Behora Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behora in the Oriya language | ||
| େବେହାରା | ebehara | 92.31 |
| େବେହରା | ebehara | 7.69 |
| Behora in the Marathi language | ||
| बेहोरा | behora | 66.67 |
| बेहारा | behara | 33.33 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Behora
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