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 Male Betancourt Height
172.39 cm
Average Female Betancourt Height
160.59 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Betancourt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Betancourt Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Betancourt occurs in Venezuela more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Bétancourt or Betáncourt. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Betancourt? popularity and diffusion
The last name Betancourt is the 2,231st most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 29,678 people. The surname is predominantly found 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 common first name on earth It is held by 96 people.
Betancourt is most commonly held in Venezuela, where it is held by 55,566 people, or 1 in 544. In Venezuela it is most common in: Bolívar, where 11 percent are found, Miranda, where 9 percent are found and Anzoátegui, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Venezuela Betancourt exists in 79 countries. It is also common in Puerto Rico, where 22 percent are found and Mexico, where 15 percent are found.
Betancourt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Betancourt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Betancourt surname grew 35,992 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Betancourt Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Betancourt last name are 41.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.37% being registered with the political 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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