Behra Surname
Approximately 14,652 people bear this surname
Behra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 13,170 | 1:58,243 | 3,984 |
| France | 949 | 1:69,992 | 9,749 |
| Kosovo | 112 | 1:16,624 | 2,123 |
| Germany | 88 | 1:914,835 | 64,706 |
| United States | 81 | 1:4,474,802 | 235,715 |
| South Africa | 60 | 1:902,962 | 58,308 |
| Albania | 50 | 1:58,281 | 7,203 |
| Pakistan | 37 | 1:4,828,213 | 31,875 |
| Poland | 26 | 1:1,461,875 | 85,446 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Iran | 4 | 1:19,195,631 | 219,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Behra (3,349) may also be a first name.
Behra Demographics
Average Behra Salary in
United States
$35,959 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Behra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behra Come From? nationality or country of origin
Behra (Hindi: बेहरा, Marathi: बेहरा, Oriya: େବେହରା) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Behra? popularity and diffusion
Behra is the 36,021st most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 497,376 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Behra reside; 90 percent reside in South Asia and 90 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 123,309th most commonly occurring forename at a global level, held by 3,349 people.
The surname is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 13,170 people, or 1 in 58,243. In India Behra is most numerous in: Jharkhand, where 37 percent are found, Andhra Pradesh, where 35 percent are found and Maharashtra, where 17 percent are found. Besides India this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in France, where 6 percent are found and Kosovo, where 1 percent are found.
Behra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Behra has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Behra surname increased 1,013 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Behra Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Behra last name are 1.38% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.85% being registered with the party.
The amount Behra earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 10.39% more than the national average, earning R 262,320 per year and in United States they earn 16.66% less than the national average, earning $35,959 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Behra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behra in the Marathi language | ||
| बेहरा | behara | 98.72 |
| बेहेरा | behera | 0.26 |
| Behra in the Hindi language | ||
| बेहरा | behara | 96.36 |
| बेहेरा | behera | 1.82 |
| बहरा | bahara | 1.21 |
| Behra in the Oriya language | ||
| େବେହରା | ebehara | 62.96 |
| େବେହ୍ରା | ebehra | 22.22 |
| େବହରା | ebahara | 11.11 |
| ରା | ra | 3.7 |
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Behra Reference & Research
Behra FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Behra
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis