Bethun Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bethun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bethun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Bethun (19) may also be a first name.

Bethun Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bethun is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bethun.

How Common Is The Last Name Bethun? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bethun is the 10,311,814th most prevalent last name globally It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Bethun reside; 67 percent reside in Western Europe and 33 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bethun is also the 2,523,061st most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.

This surname is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 66,422,722. In France Bethun is primarily concentrated in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 100 percent reside. Apart from France Bethun occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 33 percent reside.

Bethun Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bethun has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bethune928,237/
Bethoun9219/
Betheun920/
Bethung920/
Betun91695/
Bethuyne86102/
Beathune8612/
Beythoun868/
Betheune862/
Beethune861/
Betuin83676/
Bothun83544/
Bethon83260/
Beetun83237/
Betung8357/
Betoun8350/
Bathun8348/
Betune8343/
Baetun8329/
Bethum8325/
Beatun8324/
Bestun8312/
Beitun8312/
Böthun8310/
Bithun834/
Betaun831/
Betutn831/
Betgun831/
Bettun830/
Betuing7787/
Beatoun7771/
Béthune7740/
Beithon7738/
Bethoum7720/
Bettoun7716/
Betoune7716/
Beithum7715/
Beytoun7715/
Bethoon7714/
Bithoun777/
Beitune776/
Besstun773/
Bettuin772/
Vethune772/
Botheun771/
Beitoun771/
Behtoun771/
Beiteun771/
Beython771/
Bithumn771/
Beathon770/
Betthausen7535/
Batun735,356/
Beton732,730/
Bitun73565/
Botun7354/
Bytun7324/
Wetun7314/
Betum7313/
Vetun738/
Betún734/
Bechthum7149/
Wetthuhn7141/
Beitoune713/
Bestoune713/
Baithunn711/
Behtoune711/
Beythoon711/
Beithoum711/
Bestuhyn711/
Beaton6724,299/
Bituin675,900/
Betton674,359/
Beeton672,915/
Bithum672,493/
Bitoun67644/
Withun67519/
Bettum67196/
Beitum67157/
Baitun6793/
Bitung6772/
Westhusin6758/
Beiton6752/
Battun6750/
Beyton6742/
Baytun6731/
Betoon6728/
Bestum6720/
Betoum6718/
Bhatun6715/
Batuin6715/
Bejton6715/
Westhusen6714/
Bithon6712/
Vithun6711/
Baatun6710/
Veitun675/
Bitune674/
Beatón674/
Weetun673/
Botuin673/
Bataun673/
Vestun672/
Behton671/
Bhetum671/
Bitaun671/
Bittun671/
Betuim671/
Weitun671/
Wethum671/
Bython671/
Bétune671/
Betoussin671/
Betoen671/
Bithón671/
Bituun671/
Bieton671/
Beatum671/
Bechtoune671/
Wethon670/
Beetum670/
Bedton670/

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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 Bethun
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