Bethlem Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bethlem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bethlem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Brazil441:4,865,326126,089
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Bethlem (83) may also be a first name.

Bethlem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bethlem is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Bethlem click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bethlem? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,581,912th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Bethlem are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Bethlem is also the 1,052,971st most widespread given name in the world, held by 83 people.

The last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 63 people, or 1 in 268,050. In The Netherlands Bethlem is most prevalent in: North Holland, where 81 percent reside, North Brabant, where 16 percent reside and Flevoland, where 2 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bethleem9354/
Betlem92419/
Bethlm922/
Behlem922/
Bethlehem881,276/
Bethllhem881/
Betlhem861,288/
Bethlen86196/
Bethelm861/
Bethlhm861/
Bathlem860/
Belem83144,256/
Betlehem80346/
Bethllen802/
Bethline802/
Betlehim801/
Behlehem801/
Beuthlen801/
Bethlein800/
Beleme771,570/
Behlim771,015/
Behlen77882/
Beylem77283/
Bhelem7747/
Beslem7741/
Bealem7739/
Bhilem7727/
Belgem7714/
Betlen7712/
Beleem774/
Bielem773/
Beelem773/
Belhem772/
Bihlem772/
Beleam771/
Beleum771/
Beilem771/
Bethellen751/
Bethlehen751/
Besleme71371/
Beahlen7123/
Bethlyn7112/
Withlem718/
Belheim715/
Behleng715/
Beleyme715/
Beteleheme714/
Beeleem711/
Bytelem711/
Behelim711/
Bethlin711/
Beletim711/
Bestlen711/
Betlein711/
Beallem711/
Bechelm711/
Batllem711/
Behline711/
Beutlen710/
Biehlen710/
Behlein710/
Belesme710/
Belen6744,104/
Belim6737,881/
Velem672,409/
Bilem671,044/
Belém67513/
Belym67255/
Bestline675/
Bélem673/
Belhm673/
Baitelem672/
Bhlen671/
Bettlyne671/
Belhemme671/
Bestlend671/
Vithleem671/
Belaisem671/
Belemowa671/
Betlehen671/
Baytelem671/
Bethlynn670/
Bestlein670/
Biehlhen670/
Vetthlim670/

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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
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  • 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 Bethlem
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