Belege Surname
Approximately 2,278 people bear this surname
Belege Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Tanzania | 304 | 1:174,150 | 15,221 |
| India | 32 | 1:23,970,793 | 327,222 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
The alternate forms: Belegê (1) are calculated separately.
Belege (17) may also be a first name.
Belege Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Belege Come From? nationality or country of origin
Belege (Marathi: बेळेगे) is borne by more people in Ethiopia than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Belegê. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Belege? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 185,970th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,199,098 people. The surname Belege occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Belege live; 98 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. Belege is also the 2,694,839th most common forename at a global level It is held by 17 people.
It is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Barring Ethiopia it is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 13 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Belege Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Belege in the Marathi language | ||
| बेळेगे | belege | 66.67 |
| बेळगेाने | belageane | 33.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Belege
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