Betew Surname

291,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Betew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Betew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,2881:75,7357,282
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Betew (3,125) may also be a first name.

Betew Last Name Facts

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

Betew is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Betew? popularity and diffusion

The surname Betew is the 291,938th most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,563,012 people. Betew is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Betew reside; 98 percent reside in East Africa and 98 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 128,833rd most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 3,125 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Apart from Ethiopia it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Sudan, where 0 percent reside.

Betew Last Name Statistics demography

Betew earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.8% less than the national average, earning $29,857 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bethew9130/
Betewe9124/
Bestew912/
Bettew911/
Bethews831/
Bitew8018,800/
Betev80527/
Beteb8032/
Botew804/
Behetewe771/
Beteva73373/
Beteev73304/
Betiev73107/
Betiwe73105/
Bathew7331/
Bythew734/
Bestev733/
Betife732/
Betefe732/
Bittew732/
Battew731/
Bitewe731/
Bistew731/
Beatyw730/
Bethiwe6780/
Beytiev6721/
Bitewsh671/
Behtevs671/
Baeteev671/
Besteev671/

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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 Betew
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