Bethesda Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Bethesda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bethesda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Bethesda (308) may also be a first name.

Bethesda Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bethesda occurs most in Indonesia. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Bethesda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bethesda? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bethesda is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Bethesda is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Bethesda reside; 69 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 69 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Bethesda is also the 501,377th most frequently occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 308 people.

It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 14,694,355. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: North Sumatra, where 100 percent are found. Barring Indonesia this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 23 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Betesda9331/
Betheda931/
Besteda8082/
Batesda801/
Bethayda753/
Bethaida751/
Beszteda751/
Bhethiday7114/
Veteda712/
Bestida6777/
Batisda6714/
Betedey679/
Bestedo672/
Betedos672/
Betasdo671/
Biteeda671/
Bestidas634/
Beastida631/
Biteda572/
Bitida571/
Vetedo570/
Betidos5389/
Bistida535/
Bajtida531/
Veitida531/
Bisteda531/
Baitidas501/

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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 Bethesda
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