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 last name Bethesda has its highest incidence in Indonesia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bethesda? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Bethesda live; 69 percent live in Southeast Asia and 69 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 501,377th most frequently used first name globally, borne by 308 people.

The surname Bethesda is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 14,694,355. In Indonesia Bethesda is mostly concentrated in: North Sumatra, where 100 percent are found. Other than Indonesia Bethesda exists in 2 countries. It is also common 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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