Bethelehem Surname
Approximately 1,304 people bear this surname
Bethelehem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,288 | 1:75,735 | 7,282 |
| Nigeria | 11 | 1:16,103,887 | 259,204 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bethelehem (2,822) may also be a first name.
Bethelehem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bethelehem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bethelehem is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Bethelehem click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bethelehem? popularity and diffusion
The last name Bethelehem is the 293,013th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 5,588,609 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Bethelehem reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 137,190th most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 2,822 people.
Bethelehem is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is carried by 1,288 people, or 1 in 75,735. Barring Ethiopia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 1 percent reside and Tanzania, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betelehem | 95 | 8,857 | / |
| Bethelihem | 90 | 4 | / |
| Betelehiem | 90 | 1 | / |
| Betteleheim | 86 | 1 | / |
| Betelihem | 84 | 6,761 | / |
| Betelehim | 84 | 36 | / |
| Bethelieme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bitelihem | 74 | 1 | / |
| Betelihim | 74 | 1 | / |
| Baiteleum | 63 | 1 | / |
| Bettelheim | 60 | 223 | / |
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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 Bethelehem
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