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

The last name Behar (Bengali: বেহার, Hindi: बेहड, Marathi: बेहार, Oriya: େବହାର) is most common in India. It can be rendered as a variant: Béhar or Behár. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 30,910^th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 421,855 people. The surname Behar occurs mostly in Asia, where 45 percent of Behar are found; 40 percent are found in South Asia and 23 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Behar is also the 75,485^th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 7,302 people.

Behar is most widespread in India, where it is held by 3,934 people, or 1 in 194,984. In India Behar is most numerous in: Gujarat, where 76 percent reside, Andhra Pradesh, where 11 percent reside and Maharashtra, where 6 percent reside. Not including India this surname occurs in 66 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 16 percent reside.

Behar Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Behar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 91,367 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 3,140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Behar Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Behar surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Behar last name are 8.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 61.47% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Behar earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 87.31% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,310 per year; in South Africa they earn 66.52% less than the national average, earning R 79,572 per year; in United States they earn 26.53% more than the national average, earning $54,596 USD per year and in Canada they earn 79.66% more than the national average, earning $89,262 CAD per year.