Behee Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Behee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Behee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2371:1,529,363103,723
Cameroon301:692,30250,404
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Behee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Behee is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Behee? popularity and diffusion

It is the 968,490th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. The last name Behee occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Behee are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Behee is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 237 people, or 1 in 1,529,363. In The United States Behee is most numerous in: Kansas, where 22 percent are found, Texas, where 18 percent are found and California, where 13 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Behee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Behee has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 718 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Behee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Behee last name are 8.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.32% registered to vote for the party.

Behee earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.22% more than the national average, earning $48,422 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beheye9161/
Behiee911/
Beheeyo831/
Beahyee831/
B'Eheye831/
Beheyye831/
Beheier831/
Behei80864/
Bahee80189/
Bohee8074/
Behey8067/
Beheu8014/
Beahe803/
Bhyee801/
Bgehe801/
Beuhe801/
Beehe801/
Bhiee801/
Beohe800/
Beheyeat771/
Behaye7336/
Beuheu7330/
Bihehe7328/
Beayee7327/
Baeaee7320/
Baheeh7312/
Bahaee737/
Behahe735/
Behehi734/
Behihe733/
Byeihe732/
Bieheu731/
Byeher731/
Behaea731/
Beaheu731/
Bieher731/
Boehje731/
Beahye731/
Beyeue731/
Behaei731/
Biehet731/
Baehie731/
Boehie730/
Beuhea730/
Byee6770/
Biee6767/
Beue6712/
Mpeheye6710/
Behhoei673/
Behihie671/
Behayer671/
Beaeaer670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Behee
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