Betem Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Betem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 25 | 1:830,763 | 57,125 |
| Indonesia | 10 | 1:13,224,919 | 434,432 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Betem (12) may also be a first name.
Betem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Betem Come From? nationality or country of origin
Betem (Arabic: بيتيم, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺘﻢ) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Betem? popularity and diffusion
The surname Betem is the 2,776,799th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 61 percent of Betem reside; 55 percent reside in West Africa and 27 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Betem is also the 3,306,491st most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 12 people.
This last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 830,763. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 56 percent reside, North Region, where 28 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 8 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Betem Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Betem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺘﻢ | btm | - |
| Betem in the Arabic language | ||
| بيتيم | bytym | - |
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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 Betem
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