Behy Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Ivory Coast

Behy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast481:480,65115,491
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Behy (112) may also be a first name.

Behy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Behy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺢ) is most common in The Ivory Coast. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Behy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,580,327th most commonly used surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. Behy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 52 percent of Behy are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 29 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Behy is also the 885,979th most frequent first name globally It is held by 112 people.

The surname Behy is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 480,651. In The Ivory Coast it is most numerous in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 46 percent reside, Montagnes District, where 44 percent reside and Comoé District, where 2 percent reside. Apart from The Ivory Coast Behy occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent reside and Mauritania, where 4 percent reside.

Behy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Behy surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behey8967/
Behay8926/
Beahy892/
Beuhy892/
Biehy892/
Boehy891/
Baehy891/
Beheyt80119/
Behhay8027/
Behyňa805/
Behayd801/
Behoys801/
Beheyd801/
Beehay801/
Boey754,843/
Behi754,176/
Behe752,597/
Beeh752,182/
Beay75665/
Baey75510/
Beuh75483/
Byeh75173/
Biey75145/
Beoy75140/
Bihy7535/
Beiy7513/
Byhy7510/
Bhye754/
Beey751/
Bêeh751/
Bgey751/
Byey751/
Bjeh751/
Beheydt73523/
Behgooy7337/
B'Eheye731/
Bhiyo672,296/
Behih671,270/
Behei67864/
Bahoy67619/
Behaj67546/
Bihay67535/
Bohay67389/
Baheh67314/
Bejuy67251/
Behie67206/
Biech67171/
Beuoy67161/
Boehi67141/
Bhyer67138/
Bahyj67136/
Behić67121/
Beiye67113/
Behai67107/
Bohey6762/
Biehi6756/
Bohoy6751/
Biehs6749/
Beeyo6748/
Boehe6744/
Biehe6740/
Biehr6734/
Buieh6731/
Baehe6727/
Beays6718/
Behea6717/
Bjesh6716/
Beouy6714/
Beheu6714/
Bhehe6713/
Boheh6713/
Behhe6710/
Byahy679/
Bejha677/
Bhehi677/
Boahy677/
Beeyh677/
Beheh676/
Beaih676/
Bhyet676/
Bheiy675/
Bhoey675/
Bhyed675/
Bihey675/
Behoj675/
Byhyi675/
Beyye674/
Bhijy674/
Beuyi674/
Bieph673/
Bijey673/
Beuye673/
Behui673/
Beïhe673/
Beïhi673/
Behhi673/
Bhaey673/
Bhyoa672/
Behip672/
Biesh672/
Bihoy672/
Beyie672/
Behij672/
Byoey672/
Boeyé672/
Bierh672/
Bhyes672/
Biahy672/
Bejhi672/
Beayo672/
Bhieh672/
Beoyd671/
Bhyua671/
Behej671/
Beaay671/
Bhyoe671/
Biehz671/
Bjeyj671/
Boeih671/
Beyja671/
Baeey671/
Vehay671/
Bohuy671/
Beyje671/
Bhyio671/
Behiç671/
Beuhe671/
Bgehe671/
Bhaoy671/
Biheh671/
Baeay671/
Baaeh671/
Bhiys671/
Behgi671/
Bieyz671/
Bhyee671/
Beuiy671/
Beahj671/
Baeeh671/
Byhys671/
Bjohy671/
Byech670/
Bieht670/
Vehey670/

Behy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Behy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺢbh50
ﺑﺤﻰbhy25
ﺍﺑﻬﻲabhy25

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Behy
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