Betancourt Surname

2,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 245,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Betancourt Surname Definition:

Comes from the French "Bethencourt," a Norman feudal holding. Court comes from a latin word that refers to hacienda or villa.

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Betancourt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela55,5661:544105
Puerto Rico53,9741:6612
Mexico37,0411:3,351459
Colombia30,5361:1,565308
Cuba26,9181:42875
United States21,2351:17,0692,157
Ecuador6,7081:2,371419
Honduras2,4901:3,541419
Chile2,3931:7,362758
Spain1,8091:25,8442,696
Dominican Republic1,5101:6,909633
Guatemala1,4121:11,3901,166
Nicaragua9721:6,195580
Costa Rica7231:6,611435
Peru4381:72,5665,307
Argentina2721:157,14513,259
Belize2181:1,631376
Brazil2171:986,51835,003
Canada2141:172,17617,252
France1071:620,77381,454
Panama1061:36,9082,005
Uruguay781:43,9974,984
El Salvador761:83,4721,533
England651:857,20145,134
Trinidad and Tobago601:22,7332,550
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Italy411:1,491,62780,856
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Curaçao231:6,837197
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
Belgium211:547,45951,586
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Austria141:608,24554,975
Aruba141:7,3911,045
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Bolivia111:965,1304,776
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Guam81:20,0153,029
Finland71:785,24338,644
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malta11:430,2723,380
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:851,16452,255

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

User-submitted Reference

A place name of French origin, very popular among Spanish-speaking countries.

- theboricua126

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bétancourt974/
Betáncourt971/
Betancourth9516,761/
Betancurt958,388/
Bethancourt957,874/
Betancour954,670/
Betancort953,629/
Bettancourt95464/
Betancourtt95132/
Betancourht9516/
Betancourts957/
Beatancourt956/
Betancouert956/
Beteancourt955/
Betantcourt953/
Betaancourt953/
Betanchourt953/
Betancourdt952/
Betancourte951/
Beitancourt951/
Behtancourt951/
Betanncourt951/
Beutancourt951/
Bethancourth911,092/
Bethancourtt91150/
Bettancourth913/
Bedthancourt911/
Betahancourt911/
Betancouertt911/
Betancourtth911/
D'Betancourt911/
Bethauncourt911/
Vetancourt901,220/
Betancurth901,192/
Bitancourt90544/
Betancuort90134/
Betancourd9036/
Betancorth9033/
Bethancour9029/
Betamcourt9028/
Bethancurt9028/
Betancoort9019/
Betoncourt9012/
Bettancour9012/
Betancurtt9011/
Betancourh9010/
Betancurht908/
Betancurte907/
Betancourp905/
Bettancurt905/
Bethancort904/
Betankourt903/
Betancorte903/
Betancoure903/
Bettancort902/
Betancaurt902/
Betanccurt902/
Betanciurt902/
Betancoutr902/
Betancuert902/
Betanchurt901/
Bestancurt901/
Betancourr901/
Betanqourt901/
Betauncort901/
Betaincort900/
Betancur8963,109/
Betancor897,117/
Betancourtová873/
Bittancourt86198/
Bitancourtt8616/
Vetancourth8610/
Vethancourt869/
Betancuorth865/
Bettoncourt864/
Bitancourte863/
Betancoorth862/
Beettancort861/
Betancortch861/
Betancouerh861/
Bethancorth861/
Bitancourth861/
Vetancourte861/
Béthancourt861/
Betahancurt861/
Betamcourth861/
Betancouthr861/
Bethancourh861/
Bethancuort861/
Bethancurth861/
Bethoncourt861/
Bitancurt84298/
Betangcor84227/
Bitancort84179/
Bitancour8444/
Betancuor8428/
Vetancurt8425/
Betancure8416/
Vetancour8413/
Betancoor8413/
Bettancur8413/
Betancurd8410/
Betankurt844/
Bethancur844/
Betancorz844/
Betancuer843/
Betancurr843/
Betamcour841/
Betancaur841/
Betanccur841/
Betancord841/
Betancurh841/
Betancuur841/
Betankort841/
Betanqour841/
Bethancor841/
Bitancourtte8212/
Bittancourtt821/
Betheincourt820/
Vitancourt8036/
Bittancort8027/
Bitancorte8025/
Bittancurt8018/
Bittancour809/
Vetamcourt803/
Bitancurtt803/
Bitamcourt802/
Betamcoure801/
Betancoord801/
Betancuurh801/
Vetancurth801/
Vetancuort801/
Vetancurtt801/
Vethancour801/
Witancourt801/
Betancuthr801/
Bitancor781,870/
Bitancur781,830/
Vetancur78115/
Vetancor7814/
Betoncur7813/
Betankur789/
Betamcur784/
Betancar782/
Bittancourtte781/
Vitancourth761/
Bitangcor741,048/
Vitancurt74164/
Witancort7484/
Bitangcur7415/
Betanquor7412/
Vitancort7411/
Bittancur748/
Witancurt744/
Vetancurd741/
Vetancoor741/
Vetangcor741/
Betanquur741/
Bitamcort741/
Bitoncurt741/
Bitteincourt731/
Vitancurte7015/
Biteincort701/
Vitancor67381/
Vitancur67295/
Betankar6714/
Bitankur671/

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