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Where Does The Last Name Behr Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Behr (Arabic: بهر, Hindi: बेहर) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Béhr. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behr? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Behr is the 17,830^th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 235,181 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Behr live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 54 percent live in Germanic Europe. Behr is also the 261,626^th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 953 people.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 16,186 people, or 1 in 4,974. In Germany Behr is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live, Bavaria, where 19 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 13 percent live. Besides Germany this last name exists in 74 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Pakistan, where 10 percent live.

Behr Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Behr has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Behr surname increased 1,143 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 282 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Behr Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Behr surname are 12.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Behr earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.61% less than the national average, earning 271,289 kr per year; in Peru they earn 197.9% more than the national average, earning S/. 57,748 per year; in South Africa they earn 53.53% more than the national average, earning R 364,848 per year; in United States they earn 8.94% more than the national average, earning $47,006 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.55% more than the national average, earning $56,912 CAD per year.