The Beha surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 228 people carried this name — #82,613 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is up 6% from 215 in 2000.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
58 people named Beha live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 55 people named Beha.
8 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Beha,
with a public archive behind them.
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Johann Baptist Beha 1815–1898 · watchmaker -
Oliviero Beha 1949–2017 · radio personality
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Ann Beha 1950– · architect
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Thomas Beha 1963–
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Heidi Beha 1985– · association football player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Beha.
When the index is not enough
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