Betem Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Betem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Betem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
India51:153,413,076951,030
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beetem91301/
Beteme91115/
Bethem9181/
Bettem9167/
Betgem9129/
Bestem9111/
Beatem913/
Beteem911/
Behtem911/
Beethem8334/
Beathem839/
Betheim833/
Bethiem832/
Beatiem831/
Beiteme831/
Betteim831/
Betteme831/
Biethem830/
Betim802,072/
Batem80735/
Beten80242/
Besem80153/
Betne8038/
Botem8029/
Vetem8023/
Becem8016/
Bitem8011/
Wetem802/
Beatheam771/
Betten732,640/
Besten731,132/
Bessem73993/
Bechem73961/
Bettim73539/
Beuten73345/
Beteng73315/
Bathem73312/
Betend73311/
Beiten73207/
Battem73164/
Bottem73163/
Beeten73126/
Beaten7366/
Bethen7338/
Bothem7330/
Betime7327/
Beyten7316/
Bhatem7315/
Biteme7314/
Vettem7311/
Betien7310/
Batiem738/
Bitiem737/
Betuen736/
Beesim734/
Bateem733/
Veteme732/
Beatne731/
Baitem731/
Bittem731/
Bettne731/
Wethem731/
Bestim731/
Behten731/
Veteim731/
Betuim731/
Vietem731/
Wedtem731/
Beisem731/
Behhem731/
Betoen731/
Betyom731/
Biseem731/
Wettem731/
Beitne730/
Beasem730/
Beatim730/
Bene6733,765/
Beam6721,330/
Beachem67758/
Beim67754/
Beym67545/
Beassem67485/
Beateen67390/
Betteng67267/
Beechem67190/
Beshten6783/
Beesten6777/
Beytien6755/
Bettien6736/
Bethien6729/
Beutien6727/
Bechten6721/
Beuthen6719/
Bestimt6714/
Beechim6711/
Batthem6710/
Westhem6710/
Bettend6710/
Beheten6710/
Beasten679/
Whettem677/
Bhathem677/
Betteen676/
Wetheim675/
Bettoen675/
Betn674/
Beïssem674/
Beitien674/
Bioteam674/
Beythen673/
Beateng672/
Bahatem672/
Beatten671/
Boittem671/
Bethuen671/
Beutten671/
Beiteun671/
Beszteń671/
Betgeen671/
Beschem671/
Beuthim671/
Bitheme671/
Batheem671/
Baathem671/
Bechtim671/
Beidten670/
Bessten670/
Besteen670/
Beathen670/
Westtem670/
Beethen670/

Betem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Betem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺘﻢbtm-
Betem in the Arabic language
بيتيمbytym-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Betem
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