Behye Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Behye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia211:209,93013,691
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869

Behye (141) may also be a first name.

Behye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Behye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻬﻲ) is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Behye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Behye is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Behye is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Behye live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Anglo-West Africa. Behye is also the 778,371st most commonly held forename at a global level, borne by 141 people.

The surname Behye is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 209,930. In Liberia Behye is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 71 percent are found, Montserrado County, where 24 percent are found and Gbarpolu County, where 5 percent are found. Barring Liberia this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Mauritania, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Behyeh911/
Beye8942,934/
Bhye894/
Bhoye8059,784/
Bhaye80511/
Bhuye80445/
Beyed80217/
Beyes80212/
Beyee80149/
Beyet80116/
Bieye8072/
Beyeh8058/
Beihe8043/
Bheye8040/
Behyi8034/
Beihy8032/
Hbeye8023/
Behea8017/
Beeye8017/
Bahye8016/
Bohye8015/
Bhiye8013/
Behyo8010/
B'Eye804/
Beyhe803/
Beuhy802/
Behya802/
Beyie802/
Beïhy802/
Behyt801/
Bhyje801/
Beyhy801/
Behiy801/
Beyje801/
Boehy801/
Beuhe801/
Beyep801/
Beyez801/
Buhye801/
Beyğe801/
Bee75292,845/
Bey7583,348/
Bye7514,473/
Bahaye73239/
Bhoyes73108/
Bhoyed7383/
Beyett7351/
Bhayee7336/
Behysh7330/
Bhoyep7326/
Beyedh7317/
H'Beye7315/
Bhoyee7315/
Bhoyet7314/
Bhayed7310/
Bhayet7310/
Behych737/
Bhauye736/
Bohyee736/
Beyech734/
Bejahe733/
B'Heye732/
Bhouye732/
Beyees732/
Bihyeh732/
Bhayes731/
Behyah731/
Beihed731/
Beihie731/
Bhhoye731/
Bhioye731/
Bhooye731/
Boehje731/
Bhaaye731/
B'Haye731/
Bahyee731/
Vehyeh731/
Behiee731/
Behiet731/
Beyihe731/
Bihyep731/
Bhuyee731/
Bahyeh731/
Biyehe731/
Behies731/
Boehie730/
Behesiyeh7162/
Beheshaye711/
Beya6788,714/
Boye6757,963/
Baye6756,891/
Beah677,619/
Bahy677,023/
Biye674,934/
Beha673,354/
Beyi672,178/
Beje671,415/
Bhoy671,170/
Beyo671,077/
Beih671,064/
Bhay671,029/
Bhee67942/
Bohy67928/
Buye67710/
Beys67665/
Beuh67483/
Beyt67435/
Beyu67341/
Veye67230/
Beej67211/
Biey67145/
Beie67132/
Beyz67122/
Bøye6794/
Beyß6767/
Beea6757/
Beyp6737/
Byye6736/
Bhuy6731/
Beyh6727/
Bhey6721/
Bèye6718/
Æbye6717/
Beyé6716/
Beyd6715/
Beøy6714/
Beue6712/
Béye6712/
Beyeaux677/
Bhoyedh677/
Beae674/
Åbye674/
Beuy673/
Bhoyeph673/
Hbye672/
Bejy672/
Buhy672/
Beyá672/
Bejh671/
Behj671/
Hbee671/
Hbey671/
D'Beihy671/
Behyatt671/
Beey671/
B'Ye671/
Beáh671/
Bgey671/
Beyà671/
Bhoyech671/
Bhoyees671/
Bahaaye671/

Behye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Behye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻬﻲbhy-

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