Belachan Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Belachan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Belachan (28) may also be a first name.
Belachan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Belachan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Belachan (Bengali: বেলচান, Marathi: बेलचण, Oriya: େବଲଚନ) is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Belachan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Belachan is the 5,213,395th most commonly held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Belachan are found; 93 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 93 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name internationally, held by 28 people.
This surname is most widespread in Malaysia, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 2,268,787. In Malaysia Belachan is primarily concentrated in: Sarawak, where 100 percent reside. Barring Malaysia this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Belachan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Belachan in the Bengali language | ||
| বেলচান | belacana | - |
| Belachan in the Oriya language | ||
| େବଲଚନ | ebalacana | - |
| Belachan in the Marathi language | ||
| बेलचण | belacana | - |
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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 Belachan
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