Bettgens Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Bettgens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bettgens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Bettgens Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bettgens is found most in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bettgens.

How Common Is The Last Name Bettgens? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,007,164th most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Bettgens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bettgens reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 1,364,499. In Germany Bettgens is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 92 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 2 percent reside and Berlin, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Germany Bettgens is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 30 percent reside and Greece, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bettiens88122/
Begens8661/
Besgens8012/
Betsens8012/
Beggens802/
Bethens801/
Wittgens75177/
Beutjens7545/
Huetgens752/
Behegens750/
Begenç7149/
Begins7125/
Besens718/
Wegens713/
Bigens712/
Beggins67174/
Begench6787/
Beijens6779/
Beysens6754/
Vetjens6753/
Wetjens6750/
Biggens6738/
Weegens6736/
Witgens6719/
Huegens6719/
Veegens6713/
Weigens6710/
Weggens672/
Behsens671/
Baygens671/
Besiens671/
Bezensh671/
Berzens671/
Beizens671/
Baigens670/
Biesens670/
Beginns670/

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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 Bettgens
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