Bettelheim is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 10 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bettelheim
No. of characters: 10
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: In German, the name literally means "the house of the beggar." It could be a place name, but it is not documented, at least to my knowledge. In fact, there seems to be a name borne by Jews from Hungary, and a deformation of Bethlen (a legendary tale is that a Jew had defeated in single combat a certain Count Bethlen, to save the honor of his wife).

How popular is Bettelheim?

Bettelheim is ranked 898730 on our list.

Bettelheim is a very rare family name, few people in United States and Israel have the last name. Around 184 people have been found who wears Bettelheim as their family name. Bettelheim is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
38,459 New Zealand7
16,605 Austria3
147,165 Czech Republic2
219,873 France2
172,258 Germany1
897,276 Russia1
448,262 Canada1
492,292 Ukraine1
58,885 Poland1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
153,416 Italy1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
107,506 England27
69,202 Netherlands18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
277,937 United States59
17,264 Israel59

Bettelheim Namesakes

  • Adriel Bettelheim, Author
  • Bruno Bettelheim, Psychologist
  • Evy Bettelheim-Bentley, Film actress
  • Charles Bettelheim, Economist
  • Bruno Bettelheim, Psychologist

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