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

The surname Behs is more frequently found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Behs click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Behs is the 1,272,314th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. The last name Behs is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Behs reside; 93 percent reside in South America and 93 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname Behs is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 168 people, or 1 in 1,274,252. In Brazil it is most numerous in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 86 percent live, São Paulo, where 7 percent live and Santa Catarina, where 5 percent live. Aside from Brazil this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Afghanistan, where 1 percent live.

Behs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Behs has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Behs surname fell 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Behs
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