Cognomen Bethke (Bethke 
) , throughout the world, is quite a common surname. The family name Bethke is characteristic of Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, Switzerland, and the United States, where it is a rare surname. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Germany, the United States, and Poland. Much less frequently, Bethke is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Bethke | Germany, Canada, Poland, United States, Switzerland |
| karl christlieb bethke (b. 1739) |
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| hermann bethke German painter, DE (b. 1825) |
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| franz bethke DE (b. 1840) |
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| fritz bethke DE (b. 1841) |
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| friederike bethke holocaust victim, b. 1860-02-01, CZ (b. 1860) |
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| karl bethke German politician (1878-1929), DE (b. 1878) |
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| martin bethke (b. 1883) |
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| hermann bethke German politician (1900-1940) (b. 1900) |
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| wilhelm bethke DE (b. 1890) |
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| otto bethke PL (b. 1892) |
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bruce bethke American writer, US (b. 1955) |
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| hans-günther bethke German officer and Knight's Cross recipient, RU (b. 1913) |
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| martin bethke (b. 1907) |
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arap bethke Mexican actor, KE (b. 1980) |
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| kurt bethke (b. 1921) |
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