Bet Surname

57,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Moldova

Bet Surname Definition:

BET: Walter Bet, secretary to Duncan Campbell, lord of Lochaw, 1432, was probably a member of the Betoun or Macbeth family, according to the duke of Argyll. A different name from Bett.

Bet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya1,6101:28,6833,176
Brazil1,4071:152,1495,822
Italy1,2881:47,4828,556
Cambodia9991:15,5031,162
India6581:1,165,75347,173
Moldova4041:8,8151,466
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Indonesia3001:440,83136,784
France2651:250,65238,735
United States2261:1,603,801107,667
Iran2091:367,38024,195
Poland1601:237,55530,437
Argentina921:464,60234,717
Cameroon811:256,40824,973
Malaysia731:404,03021,053
Russia721:2,001,709124,796
Romania651:308,89027,566
Netherlands591:286,22334,881
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Belarus361:263,91830,781
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Australia331:818,05251,601
Ukraine321:1,422,584115,871
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
England161:3,482,379114,324
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Mauritania131:314,98913,616
China111:124,301,9616,553
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Croatia61:704,76744,411
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

The alternate forms: Beţ (2) are calculated separately.

Bet (27,615) may also be a first name.

Bet Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

BET: Walter Bet, secretary to Duncan Campbell, lord of Lochaw, 1432, was probably a member of the Betoun or Macbeth family, according to the duke of Argyll. A different name from Bett.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Bet Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bet (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺖ, Hindi: बेत, Marathi: बेत, Oriya: େବତ, Russian: Бет, Tibetan: བེད་) is found most in Kenya. It may be found as a variant: Beţ. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bet? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 57,865th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 833,148 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 28 percent of Bet reside; 18 percent reside in East Africa and 16 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa. It is also the 29,694th most common first name internationally, held by 27,615 people.

The last name Bet is most commonly occurring in Kenya, where it is carried by 1,610 people, or 1 in 28,683. In Kenya Bet is mostly found in: Nandi County, where 21 percent are found, Bomet County, where 19 percent are found and Kericho County, where 18 percent are found. Aside from Kenya this surname occurs in 81 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 16 percent are found and Italy, where 15 percent are found.

Bet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bet has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Bet surname increased 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bet Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bet last name is principally Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Catholic (50%) in Belarus and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Bet surname are 1.8% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bet earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 2.28% less than the national average, earning €29,346 per year; in United States they earn 4.4% more than the national average, earning $45,047 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.48% more than the national average, earning $56,875 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beţ892/
Best86110,527/
Bett8669,684/
Bete8623,356/
Beit8616,785/
Beth867,866/
Biet864,020/
Bets862,493/
Beat861,656/
Beet861,169/
Beyt86435/
Beut8673/
Bhet8619/
Beht8613/
Betd869/
Bezt864/
Bget864/
Hbet863/
Bejt862/
Bedt861/
Betp861/
Be80172,234/
Betts7554,934/
Becht756,099/
Bethe756,019/
Beets755,308/
Beete755,295/
Bette753,647/
Beste753,643/
Beuth752,002/
Beath751,598/
Beith751,244/
Bieth751,121/
Beate751,036/
Beats75968/
Betch75462/
Bhete75305/
Beatt75299/
Beeth75278/
Beite75255/
Besst75187/
Beest75184/
Beyst75167/
Beyts75155/
Beudt7566/
Beths7561/
Beyte7560/
Håbet7538/
Besht7537/
Bezts7531/
Beyth7523/
Beist7522/
Bestt7518/
Beitt7514/
Behtz7513/
Bezte7510/
Hbeit758/
Bheth757/
Betsh757/
Beszt756/
Beast755/
Bhett755/
Bhget755/
Bheet755/
Beett753/
H'Bet752/
Bheut752/
Betss752/
Beits752/
Bestz752/
Biett752/
Hbets751/
Behyt751/
Bhest751/
Bests751/
Beđet751/
Bethh751/
Betht751/
Beutt751/
Bøget751/
Bìete751/
Beïte751/
Bettt751/
Bhets751/
Hbeet751/
Beadt750/
Bieht750/
Bedtt750/
Bedtz750/
Beutd750/
Bee67292,845/
Bey6783,348/
Bej6741,109/
Bie6738,596/
Beh6726,405/
Vet6723,435/
Ber6717,825/
Bei6716,947/
Bit6715,452/
Bea6714,743/
Bez6710,270/
Beu676,750/
Bes675,967/
Bøe674,425/
Bed673,661/
Wet671,299/
Bep67964/
Byt67789/
Bhe67719/
Beicht67395/
Beethe67304/
Beatch67213/
Beß67202/
Betova67176/
Beş67174/
Beathe67130/
Beatte67128/
Beitch6797/
Beatts6772/
Beydts6765/
Beetch6764/
Beacht6760/
Beecht6756/
Bechte6754/
Baheit6752/
Bée6744/
Beď6739/
Beiste6733/
Beň6730/
Bescht6729/
Beijst6723/
Beithe6721/
Bje6720/
Bge6717/
Bheite6714/
Besthe6714/
Betowa6714/
Beidts6712/
Bjt678/
Hbe677/
Bhette675/
Bettts675/
Beaste674/
Uet674/
Bît674/
Bhethe673/
Beć673/
H'Bett672/
Bheste672/
Bethte672/
Beetts672/
Beitsh672/
Beá672/
Betová672/
Behthe671/
Beathh671/
Beette671/
Bheest671/
Bheitt671/
Bethts671/
Bettch671/
Betthe671/
Baheyt671/
Bezthe671/
Beedts671/
Behiet671/
Bestte671/
Beĺ671/
Bheith671/
Beithz671/
Beç671/
Baheet671/
Beitte670/
Bechtt670/
Bestch670/
Bethhe670/
Beisth670/

Bet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bet in the Marathi language
बेतbeta95.29
बेटbeta4.71
Bet in the Oriya language
େବତebata90.91
େବଟebata9.09
Bet in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺖbt71.43
ﺑﺘﻪbth14.29
ﺍﺑﺖabt14.29
Bet in the Tibetan language
བེད་50
བེཏ་beta50
Bet in the Hindi language
बेतbeta50
बेटbeta33.33
बेअतbe'ata8.33
बेटीbeti4.17
बॆतbeta4.17
Bet in the Russian language
Бетbet-

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