Bethlehem Forename

70,814th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 8,046 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Bethlehem Forename Definition:

Meaning: house of bread.

Bethlehem Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia-6,9351:14,0681,973
Philippines
 
89%
4501:235,5779,917
United States
100%
2581:1,405,18226,317
Nigeria
59%
 
1421:1,250,45329,377
India
 
78%
951:12,788,189352,907
South Africa
89%
 
261:2,097,41061,386
England-201:2,780,14631,455
Zimbabwe
80%
 
181:856,87931,986
Mexico
 
93%
161:7,759,02726,141
Sweden
100%
131:758,30116,746
Netherlands
 
83%
121:1,408,50721,461
Germany
100%
91:10,741,98635,913
Canada-71:4,733,33948,640
Taiwan
100%
51:4,753,93676,486
Kuwait-41:946,31612,511
DR Congo
100%
41:18,456,90195,891
Botswana-41:546,11213,807
United Arab Emirates-41:1,787,99844,562
Peru
50%
 
21:15,895,72774,652
Kenya-21:23,153,55556,680
Israel
100%
21:4,201,45930,777
Belgium
50%
 
21:5,745,02030,381
Cameroon-21:10,805,25286,897
Australia-11:13,657,62255,904
Ireland-11:4,643,51913,375
Benin-11:10,575,84390,010
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Brazil-11:214,236,154864,335
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Swaziland-11:1,300,1773,374
Chile
100%
11:17,607,20848,996
Congo
100%
11:5,009,20537,978
France
100%
11:66,470,34085,030
Papua New Guinea
100%
11:8,152,314202,620
Haiti-11:10,726,95341,696
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392

Bethlehem (1,276) may also be a surname.

Bethlehem Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Meaning: house of bread.

A Dictionary of the Proper Names of the Old and New Testament (1909) by James Beaumont Jackson

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