Behun Surname
Approximately 1,558 people bear this surname
Behun Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 943 | 1:48,274 | 6,996 |
| United States | 305 | 1:1,188,390 | 84,748 |
| Slovakia | 242 | 1:22,051 | 3,574 |
| Canada | 27 | 1:1,364,652 | 95,501 |
| Nigeria | 24 | 1:7,380,948 | 165,663 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19 | 1:2,643,089 | 124,494 |
The alternate forms: Behún (119) are calculated separately.
Behun Demographics
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Behun Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behun Come From? nationality or country of origin
Behun (Hindi: बेहुन, Marathi: बेहून) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Behún. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Behun? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 253,664th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,677,501 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Behun are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 61 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 943 people, or 1 in 48,274. In Ukraine Behun is most common in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 13 percent are found, Kiev, where 12 percent are found and Donetsk Oblast, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Slovakia, where 16 percent are found.
Behun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Behun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Behun last name rose 1,605 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Behun Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Behun last name are 14.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.27% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Behun earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.2% more than the national average, earning $43,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.57% more than the national average, earning $55,926 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Behun Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behun in the Hindi language | ||
| बेहुन | behuna | - |
| Behun in the Marathi language | ||
| बेहून | behuna | - |
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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 Behun
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