Betera Surname
Approximately 1,401 people bear this surname
Betera Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 1,314 | 1:11,749 | 1,529 |
| Indonesia | 39 | 1:3,391,005 | 183,158 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Bétera (1) are calculated separately.
Betera (54) may also be a first name.
Betera Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Betera Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Betera (Oriya: େବେତରା) is borne by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Bétera. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Betera? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 276,726th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 5,201,674 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Betera reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 54 people.
Betera is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 1,314 people, or 1 in 11,749. In Zimbabwe Betera is most frequent in: Manicaland Province, where 67 percent reside, Harare Province, where 18 percent reside and Mashonaland East Province, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 3 percent reside and The Philippines, where 1 percent reside.
Betera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Betera has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Betera Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Betera in the Oriya language | ||
| େବେତରା | ebetara | - |
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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 Betera
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