Beta Forename
39,690th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 18,746 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Portugal
Beta Forename Definition:
Greek - Name given to Æsop, significant of acuteness, &c.
Beta Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 51% | 5,563 | 1:46,371 | 5,962 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 3,005 | 1:32,466 | 3,763 |
| India | 74% | 2,786 | 1:436,065 | 36,534 |
| Portugal | - | 1,504 | 1:6,922 | 491 |
| Burkina Faso | 86% | 850 | 1:21,623 | 1,915 |
| Papua New Guinea | 88% | 496 | 1:16,436 | 1,636 |
| Nigeria | 97% | 492 | 1:360,903 | 12,618 |
| DR Congo | 65% | 472 | 1:156,414 | 7,340 |
| Philippines | 98% | 450 | 1:235,577 | 9,917 |
| Chad | 67% | 371 | 1:36,653 | 3,873 |
| Brazil | 100% | 296 | 1:723,771 | 21,027 |
| Uganda | 98% | 283 | 1:144,724 | 5,725 |
| Nepal | 60% | 210 | 1:135,654 | 6,697 |
| United States | 100% | 204 | 1:1,777,142 | 30,807 |
| Poland | 96% | 188 | 1:202,272 | 3,614 |
| Afghanistan | 98% | 182 | 1:179,250 | 4,796 |
| South Africa | 89% | 151 | 1:361,143 | 19,220 |
| Russia | 75% | 122 | 1:1,182,243 | 9,584 |
| Egypt | 67% | 108 | 1:850,935 | 16,903 |
| Cambodia | 74% | 100 | 1:162,733 | 5,781 |
| Germany | 100% | 97 | 1:996,679 | 7,814 |
| Zimbabwe | 52% | 86 | 1:179,347 | 11,107 |
| Malaysia | 76% | 56 | 1:543,749 | 23,143 |
| England | 97% | 43 | 1:1,293,091 | 19,481 |
| Mexico | 100% | 41 | 1:3,027,913 | 15,045 |
| Ivory Coast | 55% | 37 | 1:623,674 | 21,580 |
| Peru | 100% | 34 | 1:935,043 | 12,870 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 27 | 1:75,555 | 7,054 |
| Slovakia | 100% | 27 | 1:196,669 | 1,333 |
| Albania | 100% | 22 | 1:138,480 | 8,433 |
| China | - | 21 | 1:65,050,275 | 63,020 |
| Canada | - | 20 | 1:1,656,669 | 26,761 |
| Mauritania | 83% | 20 | 1:204,762 | 6,015 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 19 | 1:367,915 | 6,773 |
| Benin | 100% | 16 | 1:660,990 | 19,671 |
| Latvia | 100% | 15 | 1:134,376 | 2,191 |
| Iceland | 100% | 14 | 1:26,144 | 1,689 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 14 | 1:3,249,993 | 6,792 |
| Argentina | 100% | 13 | 1:3,290,249 | 9,899 |
| Israel | 91% | 13 | 1:646,378 | 11,150 |
| Italy | 69% | 13 | 1:4,697,084 | 22,664 |
| Jamaica | - | 13 | 1:221,787 | 7,032 |
| Thailand | 100% | 13 | 1:5,389,678 | 96,686 |
| Greece | 100% | 12 | 1:911,212 | 9,057 |
| Tanzania | 71% | 12 | 1:4,399,027 | 26,540 |
| Zambia | - | 10 | 1:1,585,479 | 18,518 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 9 | 1:64,551 | 3,816 |
| Georgia | 73% | 8 | 1:467,308 | 8,891 |
| Switzerland | 82% | 8 | 1:1,026,687 | 12,013 |
| Croatia | 100% | 7 | 1:602,439 | 6,285 |
| Hong Kong | - | 7 | 1:1,107,532 | 6,332 |
| Singapore | 100% | 7 | 1:898,151 | 14,197 |
| Spain | - | 7 | 1:6,647,138 | 16,660 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 7 | 1:4,314,556 | 60,709 |
| Lithuania | 100% | 6 | 1:491,980 | 2,375 |
| Pakistan | 85% | 6 | 1:32,392,947 | 130,865 |
| Kenya | - | 5 | 1:9,261,422 | 35,582 |
| Kosovo | - | 5 | 1:372,288 | 10,773 |
| Senegal | 100% | 5 | 1:2,916,271 | 15,947 |
| Turkey | 100% | 5 | 1:15,560,342 | 40,635 |
| Belarus | 100% | 4 | 1:2,370,596 | 9,928 |
| Bhutan | 100% | 4 | 1:206,232 | 3,492 |
| Finland | 67% | 4 | 1:1,370,796 | 11,464 |
| France | - | 4 | 1:16,617,585 | 41,065 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 4 | 1:4,436,711 | 24,678 |
| North Macedonia | 100% | 4 | 1:522,689 | 9,487 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Serbia | - | 4 | 1:1,786,430 | 6,903 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 4 | 1:1,787,998 | 44,562 |
| Algeria | - | 3 | 1:12,725,573 | 18,455 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 3 | 1:3,214,315 | 27,427 |
| Czechia | 94% | 3 | 1:3,552,054 | 6,491 |
| Ecuador | - | 3 | 1:5,908,973 | 18,111 |
| Haiti | - | 3 | 1:3,575,651 | 30,510 |
| Iran | - | 3 | 1:26,165,623 | 45,792 |
| Niger | 100% | 3 | 1:6,394,665 | 47,369 |
| Sweden | 50% | 3 | 1:3,285,969 | 41,581 |
| Australia | - | 2 | 1:6,828,811 | 37,569 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 2 | 1:10,805,252 | 86,897 |
| Chile | - | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Colombia | - | 2 | 1:23,889,463 | 63,722 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Liberia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 2 | 1:8,451,042 | 32,813 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Uruguay | - | 2 | 1:1,713,818 | 10,870 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Abkhazia | 100% | 1 | 1:243,422 | 3,525 |
| Angola | 100% | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Malawi | 100% | 1 | 1:17,112,310 | 24,110 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Montenegro | 100% | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Mozambique | - | 1 | 1:27,243,357 | 5,091 |
| Norway | - | 1 | 1:5,132,329 | 37,513 |
| Paraguay | - | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Slovenia | - | 1 | 1:2,458,758 | 6,723 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
The alternate forms: Běta (48), Béta (2) & Bèta (2) are calculated separately.
Beta (17,105) may also be a surname.
Beta Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Greek - Name given to Æsop, significant of acuteness, &c.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
A Greek name, meaning: Second letter of the Greek alphabet.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Beta Forename Popularity
Beta Demographics
Beta Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 5 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Beta Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Beta in the Russian language | ||
| Бета | beta | - |
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Footnotes
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