Berthelemy Surname

289,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,323 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Berthelemy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Berthelemy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,2241:54,2677,166
England171:3,277,533109,658
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Cuba91:1,280,3027,343
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Niger51:3,838,40364,195
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Berthélemy (8) & Berthélémy (24) are calculated separately.

Berthelemy (134) may also be a first name.

Berthelemy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Berthelemy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Berthelemy is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Berthélemy or Berthélémy. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Berthelemy? popularity and diffusion

Berthelemy is the 289,639th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 5,508,349 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Berthelemy are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 93 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Berthelemy is also the 800,975th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 134 people.

It is most common in France, where it is carried by 1,224 people, or 1 in 54,267. In France it is mostly found in: Grand Est, where 33 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside and Hauts-de-France, where 17 percent reside. Besides France this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and New Caledonia, where 1 percent reside.

Berthelemy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Berthelemy has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Berthelemy last name rose 189 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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