Bethuel Forename

43,382nd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 16,535 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Bethuel Forename Definition:

Found as a male baptismal name in the Yarmouth parish records. The Scripture name, in Hebrew בחזאל, B’thuel, which has been variously translated ‘virgin of God, separated of God, separation of God,’ i. e. consecrated to God. Tregelles, perhaps more reasonably, makes it to be for מחזאל, M’thuél, which he renders ‘man of God’ (M’thu-El).

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Bethuel Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa
100%
11,1061:4,910924
Kenya
100%
2,1291:21,7512,069
DR Congo
98%
 
9381:78,7074,457
Tanzania
98%
 
5881:89,7765,224
Nigeria
92%
 
4471:397,23613,434
Philippines
88%
 
2081:509,66116,930
Botswana
100%
1531:14,2771,876
Lesotho
100%
1471:13,8781,898
Mexico
82%
 
1301:954,9577,924
Congo
98%
 
1011:49,5963,761
Uganda
100%
1001:409,56910,370
United States
100%
721:5,035,23662,903
Papua New Guinea
69%
 
571:143,02312,616
India
100%
451:26,997,288574,915
Zimbabwe
100%
421:367,23418,418
Solomon Islands
100%
391:14,8961,295
Namibia-371:64,9783,614
Brazil
100%
241:8,926,506114,727
Peru
94%
 
201:1,589,57317,785
Indonesia-151:17,197,578460,669
Ivory Coast
100%
121:1,922,99445,079
Honduras
100%
101:881,74710,598
Israel
90%
 
101:840,29212,787
England
100%
101:5,560,29248,776
Netherlands
100%
91:1,878,00924,529
Swaziland-91:144,4641,815
Panama-81:488,32013,543
Jamaica-41:720,80713,486
Chad
100%
41:3,399,6008,891
Canada-41:8,283,34367,579
Cameroon
100%
41:5,402,62668,032
El Salvador-41:1,585,4468,153
Angola
100%
41:6,741,6524,704
Iceland-41:91,5043,703
Haiti-41:2,681,73823,796
Ghana-41:6,746,5548,075
Australia-21:6,828,81137,569
Benin-21:5,287,92261,990
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Belgium
100%
21:5,745,02030,381
Venezuela
100%
21:15,100,946147,145
Colombia-21:23,889,46363,722
Faroe Islands
100%
21:24,5641,836
Malaysia
75%
 
21:15,224,970260,513
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Fiji-11:892,3783,968
Italy
100%
11:61,062,09083,289
Belize-11:354,3097,663
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Togo-11:7,239,2398,047
Thailand
100%
11:70,065,813391,235
Malawi
100%
11:17,112,31024,110
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Somalia-11:13,525,8677,760
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Dominican Republic-11:10,431,27030,761
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206

The alternate forms: Béthuel (4) are calculated separately.

Bethuel (2,221) may also be a surname.

Bethuel Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Found as a male baptismal name in the Yarmouth parish records. The Scripture name, in Hebrew בחזאל, B’thuel, which has been variously translated ‘virgin of God, separated of God, separation of God,’ i. e. consecrated to God. Tregelles, perhaps more reasonably, makes it to be for מחזאל, M’thuél, which he renders ‘man of God’ (M’thu-El).

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Be-thew'-el, filiation of God. The son of Nahor and Milcah. He was Abraham s nephew, and father of Rebekah, the wife of Isaac. Gen. xxii. 22, 23.

The Proper Names of The Bible (1855) by John Farrar

Meaning: point ye out God: wasting of God.

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

A Hebrew name, meaning: Man of God: house of God.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Bethuel Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Béthuel954/
Bethuell9375/
Beathuel937/
Bethouel934/
Bethuyel933/
Bhethuel933/
Bethwuel931/
Betthuel931/
Beethuel931/
Betheuel931/
Beithuel931/
Bethel9223,595/
Betuel927,519/
Bethwel866,243/
Bathuel86137/
Bethiel86110/
Betheul8629/
Bethell8623/
Bithuel8614/
Bethoel8612/
Bethael8610/
Bettuel869/
Beethel868/
Beathel868/
Betheal867/
Behtuel866/
Betthel865/
Vethuel865/
Bethaul864/
Betheel864/
Betehel864/
Beuthel864/
Wethuel864/
Bethuil864/
Betouel863/
Betuell863/
Bedhuel862/
Bethtel862/
Bestuel861/
Beyhuel861/
Bethoul861/
Biethel861/
Bothuel861/
Beithel861/
Beetuel861/
Bethyel861/
Bhetuel861/
Betel833,915/
Bethl8311/
Bethwell803,967/
Beathiel803/
Bethaule801/
Betheile801/
Bethoell801/
Bethowel801/
Bethweld801/
Beahouel801/
Beathell801/
Baithuel801/
Beathwel801/
Bethiell801/
Bethweel801/
Bhethwel801/
Bhetuell801/
Bettuell801/
Betwel771,175/
Batuel77285/
Betoul77163/
Bethyl77158/
Bathel77107/
Betiel77100/
Bettel7752/
Besuel7746/
Betoel7737/
Bituel7736/
Bestel7732/
Bythel7729/
Bithel7727/
Bethil7722/
Vetuel7719/
Bedtel7718/
Beitel7711/
Behtel7710/
Beduel779/
Beutel776/
Betuil775/
Béthel774/
Beatel774/
Beteil774/
Betell774/
Betael773/
Beteel773/
Bhetel773/
Vehuel773/
Beteal773/
Beetel772/
Bothel772/
Beuwel772/
Betehl772/
Betelh772/
Beteul772/
Bèthel772/
Betaul771/
Betbel771/
Bethll771/
Betyel771/
Botuel771/
Behwel771/
Beethl771/
Baetel771/
Bhethwell752/
Betheille751/
Bethweell751/
Bethwuill751/
Beathelle751/
Beathwell751/
Betl73177/
Betwell71647/
Bathiel7173/
Betoule7126/
Bothwel7126/
Bechtel7117/
Bhathel7111/
Bathwel7110/
Batheel7110/
Betweel718/
Bettiel717/
Baithel717/
Bettwel717/
Bethwil716/
Beittel714/
Beathil714/
Bithell714/
Bothell714/
Bettoul714/
Bothiel713/
Beatwel713/
Bithwel713/
Bitthel713/
Bettyel713/
Betowel712/
Vetehel712/
Beateal712/
Beitwel712/
Beutell712/
Betayel712/
Bestell712/
Bestwel712/
Bethlet712/
Beshwel711/
Besteel711/
Besttel711/
Betawel711/
Beteile711/
Bethill711/
Bethled711/
Bethyll711/
Bettehl711/
Bettell711/
Bhujwel711/
Bhithel711/
Beitoul711/
Behetel711/
Beethyl711/
Battuel711/
Beadtel711/
Bedouel711/
Bithiel711/
Badhuel711/
Baetoel711/
Baatuel711/
Vetuhel711/
Vithuel711/
Beduell711/
Beatiel711/
Beytell711/
Bythele711/
Bejtoel711/
Bathoel711/
Betül6778,959/
Bothwell674,640/
Batel67795/
Bebel67548/
Botel67541/
Beatwell67239/
Betil67160/
Bitel67159/
Bathwell6754/
Bewel6733/
Vetel6732/
Bettl6719/
Bettwell6717/
Bithl6711/
Bethwill6710/
Beitwell677/
Beebl676/
Betyl674/
Bithwell674/
Betll672/
Beshwell672/
Beetl672/
Beteulle671/
Bethbill671/
Bethgill671/
Bethlesh671/
Betél671/
Betlh671/
Beutl671/
Bhetl671/
Bathweel671/
Bechtell671/
Bithaiel671/
Bithowel671/
Bjuel671/
Baithaul671/
Baitheal671/
Baithele671/
Vethl671/
Betowell671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bethuel