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

The surname Belchem is found most frequently in England. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Belchem? popularity and diffusion

Belchem is the 2,106,139th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Belchem is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Belchem reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 1,185,491. In England Belchem is mostly concentrated in: Kent, where 43 percent are found, Cumbria, where 17 percent are found and Suffolk, where 13 percent are found. Apart from England this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Belchem Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Belchem has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 224 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 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% registered with 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
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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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