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Where Does The Last Name Behy Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Behy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺢ) is more commonly found in The Ivory Coast than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Behy? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Behy is the 2,580,327^th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. The surname Behy is mostly found in Africa, where 52 percent of Behy reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 29 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Behy is also the 885,979^th most frequently held first name in the world, held by 112 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 480,651. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 46 percent are found, Montagnes District, where 44 percent are found and Comoé District, where 2 percent are found. Not including The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 9 percent are found and Mauritania, where 4 percent are found.

Behy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.