Betama Surname
Approximately 325 people bear this surname
Betama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 236 | 1:17,351 | 1,609 |
| DR Congo | 62 | 1:1,191,606 | 73,277 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Betama (27) may also be a first name.
Betama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Betama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Betama (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺘﺎﻣﻪ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Betama? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 844,382nd most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Betama are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Betama is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous forename internationally, held by 27 people.
The surname Betama is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 17,351. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 26 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 25 percent reside and Brakna Region, where 14 percent reside. Other than Mauritania it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 19 percent reside and Cameroon, where 6 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Betama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Betama in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺘﺎﻣﻪ | btamh | 72.5 |
| ﺑﺘﺎﻡ | btam | 23.75 |
| ﺑﺘﺎﻣﺎ | btama | 1.25 |
| ﺑﻴﺘﺎﻡ | bytam | 1.25 |
| ﺑﺘﺎﻣﺔ | btamt | 1.25 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Betama
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