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

Bethun occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Bethun click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bethun? popularity and diffusion

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

The last name is most commonly occurring in France, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 66,422,722. In France Bethun is mostly concentrated in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 100 percent reside. Barring France this surname is found 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 frequency of Bethun has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bethun surname contracted 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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