Behwe Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Behwe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Behwe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Behwe Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Behwe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺒﻬﻮ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Behwe? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Behwe occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Behwe reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 63 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Behwe is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 818,973. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Tagant Region, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Ghana, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behwea | 91 | 1 | / |
| Bewe | 89 | 595 | / |
| Behweah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Bebhe | 80 | 444 | / |
| Bewee | 80 | 312 | / |
| Beweh | 80 | 254 | / |
| Boewe | 80 | 202 | / |
| Bewei | 80 | 123 | / |
| Bhawe | 80 | 108 | / |
| Beawe | 80 | 90 | / |
| Bewey | 80 | 68 | / |
| Bewie | 80 | 52 | / |
| Beïwe | 80 | 27 | / |
| Bewea | 80 | 20 | / |
| Beuwe | 80 | 20 | / |
| Bahwe | 80 | 9 | / |
| Behwi | 80 | 5 | / |
| Beiwe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bewhe | 80 | 4 | / |
| Bhewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Behwy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bewed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| B'Ewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Biewe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beweë | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bechweth | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bhebhe | 73 | 19,921 | / |
| Bahawe | 73 | 128 | / |
| Behoue | 73 | 37 | / |
| Beweis | 73 | 30 | / |
| Beweah | 73 | 11 | / |
| Bewhey | 73 | 11 | / |
| Beiwei | 73 | 6 | / |
| Boehue | 73 | 6 | / |
| Bichwe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Beshue | 73 | 4 | / |
| Beebhe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Behbhe | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bechue | 73 | 3 | / |
| Beiweh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bethue | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bewhee | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bewweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Biewei | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhoywe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bewheh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bewhea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bahwey | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beijwe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Behebi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bewoue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bahweh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beehwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beuwee | 73 | 0 | / |
| Behuer | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bewa | 67 | 284,798 | / |
| Bebe | 67 | 20,207 | / |
| Bowe | 67 | 17,435 | / |
| Bawe | 67 | 3,744 | / |
| Bewi | 67 | 1,013 | / |
| Beve | 67 | 362 | / |
| Böwe | 67 | 338 | / |
| Biwe | 67 | 55 | / |
| Bivehed | 67 | 9 | / |
| Beiweis | 67 | 8 | / |
| Béwe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bewj | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bechoue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Behjoue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Behwish | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bewy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bewé | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beiweiß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bjwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behoues | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahawee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beethue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beawett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhewett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bichhwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bewwett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beweahe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bahaiwe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beyweiß | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behouet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beehuer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bechway | 67 | 0 | / |
Behwe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Behwe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺒﻬﻮ | albhw | 66.67 |
| ﺑﻬﻮﺓ | bhwt | 33.33 |
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Footnotes
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