Bethwaite Surname

764,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Bethwaite Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bethwaite Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2141:260,36520,793
New Zealand731:62,0329,583
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Wales61:515,75523,171
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England611:399,59624,084

Bethwaite Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bethwaite occurs most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bethwaite? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bethwaite is the 764,765th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 19,537,657 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Bethwaite are found; 63 percent are found in Northern Europe and 63 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 260,365. In England Bethwaite is mostly found in: Cumbria, where 36 percent are found, Lancashire, where 19 percent are found and West Sussex, where 9 percent are found. Outside of England it occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 20 percent are found and South Africa, where 12 percent are found.

Bethwaite Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bethwaite has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bethwaite last name expanded 351 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bethwaite Last Name Statistics demography

Bethwaite earn notably less less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 22.21% less than the national average, earning R 184,848 per year.

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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 Bethwaite
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