Betya Surname

966,131st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Betya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Betya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2381:227,63723,639
Iran231:3,338,37197,100
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Betya (329) may also be a first name.

Betya Last Name Facts

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

Betya (Hindi: विटिया, Marathi: बेत्या, Oriya: େବତଯ୍ା, Russian: Бетя) is more commonly found in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Betya? popularity and diffusion

The last name Betya is the 966,131st most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 27,091,249 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Betya live; 88 percent live in Southern Africa and 88 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 483,360th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 329 people.

The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 238 people, or 1 in 227,637. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Eastern Cape, where 55 percent live, Western Cape, where 35 percent live and Gauteng, where 8 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 9 percent live and Cameroon, where 1 percent live.

Betya Last Name Statistics demography

Betya earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 50.64% less than the national average, earning R 117,288 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bhetya9123/
Bettya913/
Behtya911/
Betyea910/
Bettyas8315/
Betayya835/
Betea801,191/
Betia80723/
Bitya8098/
Betyo8095/
Betyó8013/
Betja8012/
Bytya801/
Bestayya774/
Bethea7314,595/
Beitia738,294/
Beteha732,095/
Beytia73756/
Bityay73595/
Bejtja73412/
Bethia73117/
Beteau73105/
Beitía7344/
Bestia7341/
Betiah7337/
Bethyo7314/
Bhetia7313/
Baitya7313/
Bettia7311/
Betiha7310/
Beteah7310/
Beatia739/
Betias734/
Beștea734/
Beitja734/
Beytía733/
Beatea732/
Behtea732/
Bithya731/
Veitya731/
Bettea731/
Betija731/
Beutia731/
Bity'a731/
Beitea731/
Betgia731/
Buitya731/
Beathea67149/
Baithya6725/
Bettiah6717/
Bitya'a6712/
Bethija678/
Beattia676/
Beithia676/
Vedthya675/
Beathia674/
Bhaitya673/
Beethea673/
Betjeys673/
Behetia672/
Bitaiya671/
Baittya671/
Boythya671/
Bhuitya671/
Bhethja671/
Bitayia671/
Betheau671/
Betheay671/
Beatiah671/
Beastia671/
Bechtia671/
Betaiia671/
Beittia671/
Betehoa671/
Bestias671/
Beattea670/
Bethias670/

Betya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Betya in the Oriya language
େବତଯ୍ାebataya-
Betya in the Marathi language
बेत्याbetya-
Betya in the Hindi language
विटियाvitiya33.33
बेत्याbetya33.33
बेटयाbetaya33.33
Betya in the Russian language
Бетяbeta-

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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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  • 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 Betya
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