Beth Surname

63,677th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,866 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Beth Surname Definition:

Andrew Beth was landlord of a tenement (domino capitule) in Edinburgh, 1380 (Laing, 67). Andrew Beth witness in Petcapill, 1591 (RPC., IV p. 667). Gilbert Beth in 1665 (IDR., p. 312).

Beth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7261:132,96413,981
Germany1,4461:55,6757,216
Kenya1,2671:36,4483,906
France4121:161,22025,089
Iran2931:262,05619,466
India2411:3,182,84493,477
New Zealand1811:25,0184,374
Brazil1361:1,574,07652,203
England1321:422,10728,563
Australia1161:232,72221,885
Cameroon1131:183,79719,288
Belgium1101:104,51515,788
Canada1081:341,16330,982
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Chile481:367,01010,126
Angola361:749,7002,649
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Indonesia311:4,266,103213,470
Denmark271:209,06416,975
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Ireland141:336,35312,021
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
China111:124,301,9616,553
Uganda101:3,903,92893,934
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Taiwan91:2,604,97216,335
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Panama51:782,45211,059
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:761,73034,727
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1581:317,84024,909

Beth (472,714) may also be a first name.

Beth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Andrew Beth was landlord of a tenement (domino capitule) in Edinburgh, 1380 (Laing, 67). Andrew Beth witness in Petcapill, 1591 (RPC., IV p. 667). Gilbert Beth in 1665 (IDR., p. 312).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Mac Beatha A Scottish name, confused with MacEvoy in Ulster. MIF 236

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Beth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Beth (Arabic: بيث, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺘﻪ, Hindi: बेथ, Marathi: बेथ, Oriya: େବଥ, Tibetan: བེད་) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Beth? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 63,677th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 926,461 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Beth live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America. Beth is also the 2,145th most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 472,714 people.

The last name Beth is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2,726 people, or 1 in 132,964. In The United States Beth is most common in: California, where 11 percent live, Wisconsin, where 10 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 94 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent live and Kenya, where 16 percent live.

Beth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Beth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Beth surname rose 1,725 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 413 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Beth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Beth surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Beth last name are 24.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.48% registered with the political party.

The amount Beth earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.95% more than the national average, earning $43,557 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.56% more than the national average, earning $59,897 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bethe896,019/
Beuth892,002/
Beath891,598/
Beith891,244/
Bieth891,121/
Betch89462/
Beeth89278/
Beths8961/
Beyth8923/
Bheth897/
Betsh897/
Bethh891/
Betht891/
Bet868,747/
Beethe80304/
Beatch80213/
Beathe80130/
Beitch8097/
Beetch8064/
Beithe8021/
Besthe8014/
Bhethe803/
Bethte802/
Beitsh802/
Behthe801/
Beathh801/
Bethts801/
Bettch801/
Betthe801/
Bezthe801/
Bheith801/
Beithz801/
Bestch800/
Bethhe800/
Beisth800/
Best75110,527/
Bett7569,684/
Bete7523,356/
Beit7516,785/
Bith759,354/
Biet754,020/
Bets752,493/
Beat751,656/
Beet751,169/
Beyt75435/
Bedh75271/
Byth75157/
Beut7573/
Bäth7549/
Bhet7519/
Beht7513/
Betd759/
Bezt754/
Behd754/
Bget754/
Hbet753/
Bejt752/
Bedt751/
Betp751/
Bjth751/
Beitsch73219/
Beetsch7354/
Beatsch7346/
Bettsch731/
Beatteh731/
Bechtch730/
Beggith730/
Betts6754,934/
Baith6711,670/
Becht676,099/
Bithe675,601/
Beets675,308/
Beete675,295/
Bette673,647/
Beste673,643/
Beate671,036/
Beats67968/
Bhete67305/
Beatt67299/
Beite67255/
Besst67187/
Beest67184/
Beyst67167/
Beyts67155/
Bäthe6799/
Beudt6766/
Beyte6760/
Besteher6748/
Buith6738/
Håbet6738/
Besht6737/
Bezts6731/
Beist6722/
Bitht6721/
Bestt6718/
Bitch6717/
Beedh6715/
Beitt6714/
Betteher6713/
Behtz6713/
Biths6711/
Bezte6710/
Bythe679/
Boyth679/
Hbeit678/
Boith677/
Veeth677/
Beadh676/
Beszt676/
Beast675/
Bhett675/
Bhget675/
Bheet675/
Beidh674/
Beett673/
H'Bet672/
Bheut672/
Betss672/
Beheshth672/
Beits672/
Beddh672/
Bestz672/
Bitsh672/
Npeth672/
Biett672/
Hbets671/
Behyt671/
Bhedh671/
Bhest671/
Bhith671/
Bests671/
Beđet671/
Beutt671/
Vheth671/
Bedch671/
Vejth671/
Bøget671/
Béthe671/
Bìete671/
Beïte671/
Bithz671/
Bettt671/
Bhets671/
Bhyth671/
Hbeet671/
Byoth670/
Beadt670/
Bieht670/
Bajth670/
Bedtt670/
Bedtz670/
Beutd670/

Beth Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Beth in the Oriya language
େବଥebatha95.83
େବଥ୍ebath4.17
Beth in the Hindi language
बेथbetha92
बेथ्beth2.67
बेठbetha2.67
बेतbeta1.33
Beth in the Marathi language
बेथbetha61.11
बेठbetha22.22
बेतbeta16.67
Beth in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﺘﻪbth50
ﺑﺘﺎﻩbtah50
Beth in the Tibetan language
བེད་50
བེཏ་beta33.33
བད་16.67
Beth in the Arabic language
بيثbyth-

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