Bete Surname

23,208th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,356 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Benin

Bete Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia6,7611:14,4282,030
Indonesia5,2821:25,0382,979
Philippines3,5301:28,6794,043
DR Congo2,2511:32,8214,086
Cameroon1,2571:16,5232,271
Benin1,1471:9,0111,250
Zimbabwe6491:23,7883,597
Brazil6461:331,38412,752
India3121:2,458,54378,930
Ivory Coast2891:79,8314,359
Uganda1741:224,36417,332
Nigeria1611:1,100,26645,533
Germany1451:555,21045,787
South Africa1011:536,41342,583
Papua New Guinea891:91,61512,219
Congo881:56,6945,065
Latvia791:25,9503,969
Portugal751:138,9106,177
United States711:5,105,055259,233
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Iran191:4,041,185108,332
France171:3,907,219231,005
Burkina Faso171:1,079,53510,589
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Croatia121:352,38432,084
Solomon Islands121:48,3369,616
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Mauritania91:454,98517,374
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Fiji41:223,5982,635
England41:13,929,515290,718
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

The alternate forms: Bête (2), Beté (1) & Bété (3) are calculated separately.

Bete (25,302) may also be a first name.

Bete Last Name Facts

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

Bete (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺘﻪ, Hindi: बेटे, Marathi: बेटे, Oriya: େବେତ, Russian: Бете) is more frequently found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Bête, Beté or Bété. For other potential spellings of Bete click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bete? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bete is the 23,208th most frequently held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 312,020 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 55 percent of Bete live; 38 percent live in Southeast Asia and 29 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 31,717th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 25,302 people.

The last name Bete is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is held by 6,761 people, or 1 in 14,428. Aside from Ethiopia Bete occurs in 61 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 23 percent live and The Philippines, where 15 percent live.

Bete Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bete has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bete surname expanded 203 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bete Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Bete surname are 35.01% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 88.24% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bete earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.11% less than the national average, earning R 92,424 per year and in United States they earn 0.18% less than the national average, earning $43,072 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bête922/
Beté921/
Bethe896,019/
Beete895,295/
Bette893,647/
Beste893,643/
Beter891,766/
Beute891,241/
Betea891,191/
Beate891,036/
Betes89890/
Baete89873/
Biete89574/
Beteh89556/
Boete89385/
Bhete89305/
Beite89255/
Betge89214/
Betez89188/
Betie89186/
Bejte89149/
Betet89111/
Betee8991/
Beyte8960/
Betey8947/
Betej8946/
Beteu8940/
Behte8919/
Bezte8910/
Betei899/
Betje894/
Betep893/
Beted892/
Bìete891/
Beteş891/
Betée891/
Beïte891/
Bet868,747/
Bété833/
Bester8039,575/
Bethea8014,595/
Bethge804,031/
Beyter802,610/
Better802,543/
Beetge802,357/
Beiter802,271/
Bettes801,319/
Biette80748/
Bettey80742/
Beites80717/
Betesh80716/
Beatie80684/
Bettez80557/
Bestes80460/
Bethee80454/
Bettge80394/
Bešter80387/
Bettie80340/
Beethe80304/
Bether80291/
Betech80288/
Bested80245/
Beeter80232/
Boette80232/
Bestea80221/
Beuthe80197/
Beater80183/
Beathe80130/
Beatte80128/
Betteh80108/
Beitey80106/
Baethe80105/
Beatey8085/
Bechte8054/
Bhoete8052/
Bettee8047/
Beates8043/
Beteet8043/
Betteš8039/
Bethje8035/
Betieh8034/
Beiste8033/
Beitez8033/
Beştea8029/
Boetie8028/
Behtep8028/
Boethe8028/
Bettei8028/
Beithe8021/
Baetey8021/
Biethe8018/
Bethes8016/
Betheu8016/
Bethie8015/
Beytes8015/
Bethey8015/
Bheite8014/
Besthe8014/
Bestey8014/
Beytet8014/
Beetee807/
Betoey807/
Bethez806/
Betesz806/
Beetie805/
Beitei805/
Baetie805/
Bhette805/
Beaste804/
Bete'e804/
Beștea804/
Bhethe803/
Bestee803/
Betetz803/
Beutte803/
Bethei803/
Bietie803/
Bheste802/
Bhaete802/
Bethte802/
Behtea802/
Beitie802/
Bethet802/
Beatea802/
Beteit802/
Beatee801/
Behthe801/
Beitea801/
Beetey801/
Beette801/
Betheh801/
Betthe801/
Beuteh801/
Bettet801/
Boetee801/
Beteih801/
Bezthe801/
Bestet801/
Behtge801/
Bestte801/
Bettea801/
Bettej801/
Beítez801/
Beytie801/
Bezter801/
Beteer801/
Betihe801/
Beteed801/
Boetey801/
Beitge801/
Betiey801/
Beteat801/
Beitte800/
Bethhe800/
Boehte800/
Best75110,527/
Bett7569,684/
Beti7545,612/
Bate7532,464/
Bote7523,100/
Beta7517,105/
Beit7516,785/
Beth757,866/
Wete755,922/
Bite755,113/
Biet754,020/
Bets752,493/
Bety752,397/
Vete752,268/
Beat751,656/
Beet751,169/
Beed75767/
Beyt75435/
Uete75333/
Bîte75108/
Bäte7585/
Beut7573/
Bhet7519/
Byte7516/
Beht7513/
Betd759/
Böte758/
Betí756/
Bezt754/
Bget754/
Hbet753/
Beķe752/
Bejt752/
Bedt751/
Betp751/
Bjte751/
Beattie7348,230/
Bechter731,568/
Beister73585/
Bejster73285/
Beaster73252/
Bettess73181/
Beathea73149/
Beitter73114/
Beattey7358/
Beyster7358/
Beszter7348/
Bettech7337/
Beether7322/
Beattes7318/
Betteys7317/
Beshtea7313/
Beutheu7312/
Beshter7311/
Beatieh7311/
Baheyte7310/
Bechtet739/
Bheytie738/
Besther737/
Bestter737/
Besteas736/
Betther736/
Hbeiter735/
Besstte735/
Beastey734/
Beithie734/
Besteis734/
Beester733/
Beethea733/
Betesch733/
Bestech733/
Baethee733/
Baheite732/
Bestedt732/
Bettesh732/
Beasted731/
Beettie731/
D'Bette731/
Beitett731/
Beathey731/
Beattei731/
Beested731/
Beethey731/
Bhetter731/
Boethea731/
Beschte731/
Bestead731/
Beteast731/
Betthei731/
Beytter731/
Beatteh731/
Bettieh731/
Beitech731/
Beitehi731/
Beithei731/
Behttie731/
Beetter731/
Beheïte731/
Bestest731/
Besztej731/
Betejje731/
Bettter731/
Bethesd731/
Beutteu731/
Bheeter731/
Beatees731/
Beather731/
Beetest731/
Besteth731/
Beathie730/
Beettes730/
Beattee730/
Bethett730/
Beatter730/
Beither730/
Bechtte730/
Beattea730/
Betteer730/
Bechted730/
Bechtee730/
Betthge730/
Beistte730/
Beathes730/
Beystte730/
Baettie730/
Betteas730/
Beettee730/
Baettey730/
Beuttie730/
Betts6754,934/
Betti6722,195/
Betty6721,921/
Beaty6719,097/
Huete6716,379/
Batte679,431/
Batey678,861/
Mpete678,822/
Betha678,577/
Bethi678,258/
Bhate676,968/
Botte676,414/
Bhote676,361/
Becht676,099/
Botea675,328/
Beets675,308/
Biter675,208/
Betta675,091/
Batee674,868/
Veter674,859/
Baeti673,476/
Baite673,359/
Beita672,808/
Boite672,484/
Beuth672,002/
Vette671,793/
Beath671,598/
Boyte671,474/
Bethy671,428/
Beith671,244/
Beata671,223/
Bieth671,121/
Betis671,108/
Beuti671,108/
Beats67968/
Betio67964/
Bejta67957/
Betit67858/
Wette67820/
Bojte67795/
Boïte67776/
Vethe67751/
Botey67734/
Veste67703/
Bhite67694/
Bitea67662/
Bayte67628/
Betoy67574/
Betay67554/
Bateh67550/
Bitte67547/
Bohte67484/
Wetie67482/
Batea67467/
Betch67462/
Betai67459/
Bites67405/
Betiz67396/
Boteh67374/
Botei67355/
Bitee67350/
Biste67337/
Weate67320/
Bieta67317/
Bheta67308/
Beatt67299/
Beeth67278/
Besti67274/
Ueter67266/
Baate67262/
Weite67246/
Batei67245/
Bitep67235/
Boeti67226/
Beety67198/
Besst67187/
Beest67184/
Hwete67174/
Beiti67169/
Bőjte67168/
Beyst67167/
Veite67165/
Beyti67159/
Beyts67155/
Beeta67143/
Viete67138/
Beity67137/
Wethe67120/
Beichter67114/
Bötte67108/
Biteh67102/
Betyo6795/
Behti6786/
Botee6781/
Vuete6777/
Bîtea6773/
Biote6769/
Baeté6769/
Wetea6769/
Byote6768/
Ouete6767/
Weete6766/
Bitei6766/
Beudt6766/
Betyi6764/
Beths6761/
Beeds6759/
Bitez6753/
Boteu6750/
Besteher6748/
Buite6747/
Bateu6744/
Betaa6742/
Weted6739/
Wiete6738/
Vetes6738/
Håbet6738/
Besht6737/
Biety6733/
Bezts6731/
Betaj6730/
Weteh6728/
Bitet6727/
Bettè6726/
Bettesch6725/
Beyth6723/
Bäter6723/
Beist6722/
Betoi6721/
Betés6721/
Vetea6720/
Weute6719/
Bestt6718/
Betih6717/
Beïty6717/
Beedh6715/
Vwete6715/
Beitt6714/
Beyty6714/
Bedti6714/
Bahte6714/
Betteher6713/
Bitey6713/
Behtz6713/
Vetey6713/
Beyta6712/
Wetee6712/
Wetei6712/
Vhete6711/
Wuete6711/
Whete6710/
Bejti6710/
Vetee679/
Weyte679/
Bytte679/
Vetet679/
Beegy678/
Biteu678/
Bethä678/
Hbeit678/
Bheth677/
Batej677/
Betoa677/
Betsh677/
Betui677/
Badte676/
Veete676/
Bheed676/
Beszt676/
Bateľ676/
Veïte676/
Ueste676/
Beast675/
Veteh675/
Bhett675/
Vetie675/
Bhget675/
Bheet675/
Betiy675/
Wetey675/
Weteu675/
Biște675/
Bhyte674/
Betii674/
Wetje674/
Behtooee674/
Byter673/
Ueteh673/
Betté673/
Beett673/
H'Bet672/
Vetez672/
Bheut672/
Betss672/
Beadttie672/
Beistead672/
Beits672/
Bhety672/
Bestz672/
Wetez672/
Uethe672/
Veate672/
Biett672/
Boîte672/
Bedta672/
Npete672/
Behtooie672/
Hbets671/
Behty671/
Behyt671/
Bbeti671/
Bechtter671/
Beestead671/
Bajte671/
Bhest671/
Bodte671/
Bests671/
Beđet671/
Betheová671/
Bethh671/
Betht671/
Betteast671/
Beutt671/
Baetj671/
Vetei671/
Veute671/
Wehte671/
Bytee671/
Beuté671/
Hbeed671/
Vetje671/
Vehte671/
Beijster671/
Bejstedt671/
Bejty671/
Bøget671/
Böter671/
Besté671/
Bethá671/
Betid671/
Biteș671/
Behethge671/
Hbite671/
Bettt671/
Uette671/
Uhete671/
Bhets671/
Beïta671/
Betyz671/
Bateï671/
Hbeet671/
Beasttes670/
Beattest670/
Beatttie670/
Beastead670/
Beadt670/
Bieht670/
Veyte670/
Bechtehr670/
Bedtt670/
Beedz670/
Bedtz670/
Beutd670/

Bete Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bete in the Hindi language
बेटेbete-
Bete in the Oriya language
େବେତebeta81.25
େବେଟebeta18.75
Bete in the Marathi language
बेटेbete58.19
बेठेbethe38.42
बाेटेbaete2.26
बेतेbete1.13
Bete in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺘﻪbth39.13
ﺑﺖbt34.78
ﺍﺑﺖabt13.04
ﺍﺑﺎﺕabat8.7
ﺑﺔbt4.35
Bete in the Russian language
Бетеbete-

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