Belchem Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Belchem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belchem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England471:1,185,49155,443
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Wales41:773,63329,106
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Belchem Last Name Facts

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

Belchem occurs most in England. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Belchem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,106,139th most widespread surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. Belchem is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Belchem are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 1,185,491. In England it is primarily found in: Kent, where 43 percent reside, Cumbria, where 17 percent reside and Suffolk, where 13 percent reside. Outside of England this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Belchem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Belchem has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Belchem last name rose 224 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 25 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Belchem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Belchem surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Belchem earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 13.37% less than the national average, earning R 205,860 per year and in United States they earn 13.12% more than the national average, earning $48,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belchim8649/
Belkhem867/
Belkcem866/
Belchen866/
Belgcem861/
Belshem861/
Welchem861/
Belsheim80242/
Bielchen8011/
Belchine808/
Beldjhem801/
Belchene801/
Belchien801/
Belcgcem801/
Belcen7719/
Belgem7714/
Belceń775/
Belkem771/
Belcim771/
Bilcem771/
Belsem770/
Belchn770/
Beldjehem75479/
Bellsheim752/
Belhsen71658/
Belhcen71458/
Belkhen71256/
Bellesheim7173/
Belchin7173/
Balchym7135/
Belchyn7116/
Balchim715/
Bellgem715/
Belchín713/
Boelsem713/
Vilchem712/
Belshim712/
Bolchim711/
Beldsem711/
Velchen711/
Wilchem711/
Bilckem711/
Belshen711/
Bhalchim671,405/
Belchina6767/
Belchyna6722/
Bilsheim6711/
Bellhcen678/
Belkhene676/
Billchen672/
Belchion671/
Belhssen671/

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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 Belchem
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