Bethany Surname

1,860,621st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 99 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Bethany Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bethany Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran521:1,476,58759,047
Nigeria271:6,560,843154,927
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

Bethany (78,223) may also be a first name.

Bethany Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bethany (Marathi: बेथनी) occurs more in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Bethany.

How Common Is The Last Name Bethany? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,860,621st most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 73,611,575 people. Bethany is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Bethany reside; 53 percent reside in South Asia and 53 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Bethany is also the 12,611th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 78,223 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Iran, where it is carried by 52 people, or 1 in 1,476,587. In Iran Bethany is primarily found in: Isfahan Province, where 83 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 12 percent are found and Fars Province, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Iran Bethany is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Bethany Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bethany has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Bethany surname decreased 79 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bethany Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bethany in the Marathi language
बेथनीbethani-

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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 Bethany
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