Betlehem Surname

807,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 346 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Betlehem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Betlehem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia1361:31,0936,358
Hungary961:102,2539,849
Australia301:899,85754,700
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Finland111:499,70030,478
Serbia91:793,88326,061
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Betlehem (96) may also be a first name.

Betlehem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Betlehem is found most frequently in Croatia. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Betlehem? popularity and diffusion

It is the 807,857th most prevalent last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 21,062,271 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Betlehem reside; 44 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 44 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 968,397th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, held by 96 people.

Betlehem is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 31,093. In Croatia it is most prevalent in: City of Zagreb, where 48 percent reside, Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 42 percent reside and Osijek-Baranja County, where 7 percent reside. Not including Croatia Betlehem exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

Betlehem Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Betlehem earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.55% less than the national average, earning R 98,496 per year and in Canada they earn 9.29% more than the national average, earning $54,298 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bethlehem941,276/
Betlhem931,288/
Bethleem8854/
Betlihem881/
Betlehim881/
Betlem86419/
Bethlahem821/
Vetleheim821/
Bethllhem821/
Bethlem80129/
Bytelem671/
Batllem671/
Bathlem670/
Baitelem632/
Baytelem631/
Vithleem631/
Vitlem573/
Vetthlim500/

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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 Betlehem
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