Behs Surname

1,272,314th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 180 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Behs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1681:1,274,25243,696
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Behs Last Name Facts

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

Behs is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Behs.

How Common Is The Last Name Behs? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,272,314th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 40,486,366 people. Behs occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Behs live; 93 percent live in South America and 93 percent live in Luso-South America.

The last name is most frequently held in Brazil, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 1,274,252. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 86 percent are found, São Paulo, where 7 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Brazil it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.

Behs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Behs has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behse89370/
Beths8961/
Biehs8949/
Beyhs8945/
Behsh8913/
Beihs8911/
Beahs891/
Bes865,967/
Behysh8030/
Beihse8015/
Bethts801/
Bethse801/
Behees801/
Bhehsh801/
Behies801/
Beahse800/
Behsch800/
Best75110,527/
Bess7515,374/
Bech7511,045/
Beas7510,233/
Bies755,461/
Beis754,081/
Bese752,568/
Bees752,565/
Bets752,493/
Beus751,760/
Besh751,470/
Beys75665/
Besz75367/
Bhis7557/
Bhes7532/
Besd7520/
Bihs7518/
Besp756/
Bejs756/
Vehs754/
Beds753/
Beïs752/
Bexs752/
Besj752/
Bähs751/
Bečs751/
Bhjs751/
Byhs751/
Beheshh738/
Betts6754,934/
Beach6752,662/
Besse6722,844/
Beech6719,546/
Becht676,099/
Beets675,308/
Beese674,932/
Besch673,669/
Beche672,816/
Bhais672,106/
Beise671,060/
Beats67968/
Beich67709/
Betch67462/
Bedse67446/
Beshe67384/
Bhist67354/
Biess67323/
Bhois67292/
Beads67262/
Beish67198/
Beych67197/
Besst67187/
Beest67184/
Bhese67172/
Beyst67167/
Beyse67160/
Beyts67155/
Berzs67143/
Bease67139/
Hbeis67127/
Beiss67126/
Betse67100/
Beyss6779/
Beeds6759/
Biesz6747/
Besht6737/
Beezs6730/
Beuss6722/
Beist6722/
Beash6720/
Bestt6718/
Bhesh6717/
Bihst6717/
Bescz6714/
Behtz6713/
Bhish6711/
Biths6711/
Bejch6710/
Beïch678/
Beysh677/
Beesh677/
Betsh677/
Beijs676/
Beszt676/
Beast675/
Bejås675/
Bhisd674/
Bihss673/
Beush673/
Bahys673/
Bihhs672/
Bhies672/
Betss672/
Beheshth672/
Beits672/
Biesh672/
Buhys672/
Bedds671/
Bhuis671/
Hbets671/
Behce671/
Beass671/
Bayhs671/
Bed's671/
Beess671/
Bhees671/
Bhest671/
Bhios671/
Biehz671/
Bihse671/
Beusz671/
Bedch671/
Bedst671/
Bähse671/
Bessh671/
Besså671/
Bezch671/
Bheds671/
Bheis671/
Bhess671/
Behçe671/
Veihs671/
Beesz671/
Vehys671/
Bhets671/
Besxz671/
Bechz671/
Byshs671/
Bohys671/
Bujhs671/
Hbehx671/
Beids670/
Boyhs670/
Veahs670/
Beejs670/
Beasd670/

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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 Behs
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