Betelehem Surname
Approximately 8,857 people bear this surname
Betelehem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 8,854 | 1:11,017 | 1,638 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
Betelehem (3,324) may also be a first name.
Betelehem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Betelehem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Betelehem is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Betelehem? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 57,178th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 822,801 people. Betelehem is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Betelehem are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 100 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Betelehem is also the 123,939th most common first name globally, held by 3,324 people.
The surname is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is held by 8,854 people, or 1 in 11,017. Barring Ethiopia this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethelehem | 95 | 1,304 | / |
| Betelehiem | 95 | 1 | / |
| Betteleheim | 90 | 1 | / |
| Betelihem | 89 | 6,761 | / |
| Betelehim | 89 | 36 | / |
| Bettelheim | 84 | 223 | / |
| Bethelihem | 84 | 4 | / |
| Bitelihem | 78 | 1 | / |
| Betelihim | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bethelieme | 74 | 1 | / |
| Baiteleum | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Betelehem
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