Bethelem Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Bethelem Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Bethelem (22) may also be a first name.
Bethelem Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bethelem Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bethelem is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bethelem? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,427,875th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Bethelem live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Bethelem is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 22 people.
It is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 12,653,054. In Nigeria Bethelem is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 15 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethelhem | 94 | 2,100 | / |
| Bethehlem | 94 | 1 | / |
| Betheleme | 94 | 1 | / |
| Betelem | 93 | 18 | / |
| Betheleeme | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bethelim | 88 | 4 | / |
| Bethalem | 88 | 1 | / |
| Betelehm | 88 | 1 | / |
| Bethelen | 88 | 1 | / |
| Beteleme | 88 | 1 | / |
| Wethelem | 88 | 0 | / |
| Beteleehm | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bethellen | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bethlen | 80 | 196 | / |
| Betolem | 80 | 7 | / |
| Bytelem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Betalem | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beteleheme | 78 | 4 | / |
| Bethelehen | 78 | 1 | / |
| Betelehiem | 78 | 1 | / |
| Bietielehm | 78 | 1 | / |
| Betelhem | 75 | 9,824 | / |
| Bhetalem | 75 | 13 | / |
| Betelhim | 75 | 10 | / |
| Bethelin | 75 | 4 | / |
| Baitelem | 75 | 2 | / |
| Betielen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baytelem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Bethelyn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Batholem | 75 | 1 | / |
| Betlen | 71 | 12 | / |
| Betalehem | 71 | 1 | / |
| Betelheim | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bethelina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baiteleum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Betelheme | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bettelheim | 67 | 223 | / |
| Uitelem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Batolem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Betilen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Betalim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Betelin | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Bethelem
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