Bethwell Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Bethwell Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bethwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Nigeria61:29,523,793355,097
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Bethwell (3,967) may also be a first name.

Bethwell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bethwell is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bethwell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,274,477th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Bethwell reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Bethwell is also the 111,007th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 3,967 people.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,833,593. In Germany it is most frequent in: Berlin, where 71 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 10 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Bethwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bethwell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bethwell last name contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bethwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Bethwell last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bethwel9394/
Betwell9337/
Bothwell885,322/
Beetwell8851/
Beatwell8846/
Bathwell8845/
Bethuell884/
Bettwell880/
Betwel86398/
Botthwell825/
Bothwwell820/
Bedwell808,623/
Bethuel802,221/
Batwell80358/
Botwell8017/
Bitwell806/
Bathwel804/
Betweel802/
Betwele801/
Bothwel801/
Bettwel801/
Bathwll801/
Betwill801/
Bothuell7512/
Beadwell754/
Boytwell751/
Betthuel751/
Battwell751/
Bathwill751/
Bothweel751/
Bottwell751/
Beidwell750/
Bothwill750/
Bydewell750/
Betuel711,275/
Batwel71377/
Bedwel7114/
Bitwel712/
Bidwell679,022/
Bodwell671,012/
Bothuel6735/
Badwell6732/
Bathuel6727/
Batwael6711/
Bydwell677/
Batweel674/
Bhadwel673/
Bedwill673/
Béthuel672/
Bitwele671/
Bedweel671/

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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 Bethwell
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