Belalem Surname

144,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,086 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Belalem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belalem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,7691:13,9512,490
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Belalèm (1) are calculated separately.

Belalem Last Name Facts

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

The surname Belalem is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Belalèm. Click here to see other possible spellings of Belalem.

How Common Is The Last Name Belalem? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 144,047th most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,361,486 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Belalem reside; 100 percent reside in North Africa and 100 percent reside in Mahgreb.

It is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is carried by 2,769 people, or 1 in 13,951. In Algeria Belalem is mostly found in: Sétif Province, where 18 percent live, Adrar Province, where 15 percent live and Ouargla Province, where 15 percent live. Barring Algeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 10 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

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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 Belalem
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