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 last name Bethwell occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bethwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bethwell is the 3,274,477th most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Bethwell live; 58 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 111,007th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 3,967 people.

It is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,833,593. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Berlin, where 71 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 10 percent reside and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent reside. Besides Germany this last name 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 prevalency of Bethwell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bethwell last name fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bethwell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bethwell last name is predominantly 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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