Betancourt Surname
Approximately 245,553 people bear this surname
Betancourt Surname Definition:
Comes from the French "Bethencourt," a Norman feudal holding. Court comes from a latin word that refers to hacienda or villa.
Read More About This SurnameBetancourt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venezuela | 55,566 | 1:544 | 105 |
| Puerto Rico | 53,974 | 1:66 | 12 |
| Mexico | 37,041 | 1:3,351 | 459 |
| Colombia | 30,536 | 1:1,565 | 308 |
| Cuba | 26,918 | 1:428 | 75 |
| United States | 21,235 | 1:17,069 | 2,157 |
| Ecuador | 6,708 | 1:2,371 | 419 |
| Honduras | 2,490 | 1:3,541 | 419 |
| Chile | 2,393 | 1:7,362 | 758 |
| Spain | 1,809 | 1:25,844 | 2,696 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,510 | 1:6,909 | 633 |
| Guatemala | 1,412 | 1:11,390 | 1,166 |
| Nicaragua | 972 | 1:6,195 | 580 |
| Costa Rica | 723 | 1:6,611 | 435 |
| Peru | 438 | 1:72,566 | 5,307 |
| Argentina | 272 | 1:157,145 | 13,259 |
| Belize | 218 | 1:1,631 | 376 |
| Brazil | 217 | 1:986,518 | 35,003 |
| Canada | 214 | 1:172,176 | 17,252 |
| France | 107 | 1:620,773 | 81,454 |
| Panama | 106 | 1:36,908 | 2,005 |
| Uruguay | 78 | 1:43,997 | 4,984 |
| El Salvador | 76 | 1:83,472 | 1,533 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 60 | 1:22,733 | 2,550 |
| Germany | 44 | 1:1,829,670 | 103,431 |
| Italy | 41 | 1:1,491,627 | 80,856 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Netherlands | 27 | 1:625,451 | 53,034 |
| Curaçao | 23 | 1:6,837 | 197 |
| Jamaica | 23 | 1:124,780 | 4,616 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Austria | 14 | 1:608,245 | 54,975 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Bolivia | 11 | 1:965,130 | 4,776 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Akrotiri and Dhekelia | 1 | 1:7,858 | 154 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 59 | 1:851,164 | 52,255 |
The alternate forms: Bétancourt (4) & Betáncourt (1) are calculated separately.
Betancourt (96) may also be a first name.
Betancourt Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Comes from the French "Bethencourt," a Norman feudal holding. Court comes from a latin word that refers to hacienda or villa.
User-submitted Reference
A place name of French origin, very popular among Spanish-speaking countries.
- theboricua126Betancourt Demographics
Average Betancourt Salary in
United States
$38,626 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Betancourt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Betancourt Come From? nationality or country of origin
Betancourt is found in Venezuela more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Bétancourt or Betáncourt. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Betancourt? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,231st most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 29,678 people. Betancourt occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Betancourt are found; 39 percent are found in South America and 35 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 968,397th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 96 people.
Betancourt is most frequently occurring in Venezuela, where it is carried by 55,566 people, or 1 in 544. In Venezuela Betancourt is primarily concentrated in: Bolívar, where 11 percent reside, Miranda, where 9 percent reside and Anzoátegui, where 8 percent reside. Besides Venezuela it occurs in 79 countries. It also occurs in Puerto Rico, where 22 percent reside and Mexico, where 15 percent reside.
Betancourt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Betancourt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 35,992 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Betancourt Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Betancourt are 41.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.37% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Betancourt earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 16.72% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,626 per year; in Colombia they earn 0.03% more than the national average, earning $22,709,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 10.48% less than the national average, earning $38,626 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.84% less than the national average, earning $46,286 CAD per year.
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