Bettelheim Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Bettelheim Surname Definition:

(from a personal characteristic) A Hungarian Jewish family name. It is a corruption of Bethlen Jude, the Jew involved with Bethlen and refers to an incident where a Jew fought for his wife’s honor and vanquished her abductor, a certain Count Bethlen.

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Bettelheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria791:107,79015,374
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Israel381:225,20121,188
England161:3,482,379114,324
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
France41:16,605,680368,153
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Bettelheim Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a personal characteristic) A Hungarian Jewish family name. It is a corruption of Bethlen Jude, the Jew involved with Bethlen and refers to an incident where a Jew fought for his wife’s honor and vanquished her abductor, a certain Count Bethlen.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Bettelheim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bettelheim has its highest incidence in Austria. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bettelheim? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,098,270th most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Bettelheim are found; 41 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most common in Austria, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 107,790. In Austria Bettelheim is mostly found in: Vienna, where 92 percent reside and Upper Austria, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Austria this last name exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Israel, where 17 percent reside.

Bettelheim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bettelheim has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 620 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bettelheim Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bettelheim last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Bettelheim earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 0.93% less than the national average, earning €29,750 per year and in United States they earn 53.76% more than the national average, earning $66,344 USD per year.

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