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
The surname Betem (Arabic: بيتيم, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺘﻢ) is found most in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Betem? popularity and diffusion
The last name Betem is the 2,776,799th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 61 percent of Betem are found; 55 percent are found in West Africa and 27 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Betem is also the 3,306,491st most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.
This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 25 people, or 1 in 830,763. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Far North Region, where 56 percent live, North Region, where 28 percent live and Adamawa Region, where 8 percent live. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent live and India, where 10 percent live.
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
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- 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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