Beteman Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Beteman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beteman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin381:271,99023,227
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Beteman (11) may also be a first name.

Beteman Last Name Facts

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

Beteman is held by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Beteman? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Beteman is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Beteman reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 81 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Beteman is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Benin, where it is borne by 38 people, or 1 in 271,990. In Benin it is mostly found in: Donga Department, where 82 percent reside, Borgou Department, where 13 percent reside and Collines Department, where 3 percent reside. Barring Benin Beteman is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Beteman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Beteman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Beteman surname fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Beteman
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