Behwera Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uganda
Highest density in:
Uganda

Behwera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behwera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uganda3991:97,8439,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Behwera Last Name Facts

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

Behwera is most common in Uganda. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Behwera click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behwera? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 726,304th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,218,865 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Behwera reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa.

Behwera is most frequently used in Uganda, where it is held by 399 people, or 1 in 97,843. In Uganda it is most prevalent in: Rukungiri District, where 19 percent reside, Ntungamo District, where 17 percent reside and Mbarara District, where 12 percent reside. Other than Uganda it exists in one country. It is also found in India, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behweera9327/
Beehwera931/
Bewera924/
Bahwera865/
Bewerra861/
Behwara861/
Behuera861/
Bebehera801/
Bahweera801/
Bevera77993/
Bebera77484/
Bewara77449/
Bawera7774/
Bowera7717/
Biwera773/
Bujwera71136/
Beveraz7147/
Baweera7129/
Bhawara7128/
Beevara7111/
Beberra7111/
Bhoibehera7110/
Beverra717/
Bijwera715/
Beveras714/
Beviera714/
Beveira713/
Bebeira713/
Bibhera713/
Beavera712/
Bebeera712/
Bhowara711/
Biewara711/
Biweera711/
Bajwera711/
Bahwara711/
Beawara711/
Beebera711/
Bhowora711/
Biveera711/
Bhaibehera711/
Bewarau711/
Bahwora711/
Beevira711/
Bewerou711/
Beabera710/
Beveray710/
Boweray710/
Behuiray678/
Vhevhera677/
Beverzai676/
Bujweera676/
Bijweera672/
Beverath671/
Bhovhera671/
Bhawaray671/

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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
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  • 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 Behwera
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis