Belem Surname

3,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 144,256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Belem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso123,6761:14819
Brazil14,3041:14,966783
Mali2,5171:6,742414
Ivory Coast1,0671:21,6231,580
Chad7701:17,6522,191
Yemen4841:54,5984,241
Portugal3301:31,5701,981
Mexico2091:593,9059,891
Cameroon1801:115,38413,316
India1711:4,485,762116,822
South Africa1551:349,53432,108
United States721:5,034,152256,679
France721:922,538106,020
Canada501:736,91258,785
Papua New Guinea431:189,62126,314
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Senegal141:1,041,3823,211
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
England61:9,286,343223,652
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Belém (513) & Bélem (3) are calculated separately.

Belem (20,479) may also be a first name.

Belem Last Name Facts

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

Belem (Bengali: বেলেম, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻠﻤﻪ, Marathi: बेलेम, Oriya: େବେଲମ, Russian: Белем, Tibetan: སྦལ་ལེགས་མོ།) has its highest incidence in Burkina Faso. It can also appear as: Belém or Bélem. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Belem? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,879th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 50,518 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Belem reside; 89 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 37,157th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 20,479 people.

The last name Belem is most commonly used in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 123,676 people, or 1 in 148. In Burkina Faso Belem is mostly concentrated in: Nord Region, where 44 percent live, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 18 percent live and Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 11 percent live. Beside Burkina Faso this last name exists in 55 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 10 percent live and Mali, where 2 percent live.

Belem Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Belem are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Belem earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.38% less than the national average, earning R 101,292 per year; in United States they earn 11.03% more than the national average, earning $47,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.19% more than the national average, earning $51,765 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belém93513/
Bélem933/
Beleme911,570/
Betlem91419/
Beylem91283/
Bhelem9147/
Beslem9141/
Bealem9139/
Belgem9114/
Baelem918/
Beleem914/
Beelem913/
Bielem913/
Belhem912/
Behlem912/
Beleam911/
Beilem911/
Beleum911/
Betlhem831,288/
Besleme83371/
Bethlem83129/
Beleyme835/
Belheim835/
Boehlem831/
Beeleem831/
Beallem831/
Belesme830/
Belen8044,104/
Belim8037,881/
Bolem804,163/
Velem802,409/
Balem801,300/
Bilem801,044/
Welem80833/
Belym80255/
Bethleem7754/
Behlehem771/
Belhemme771/
Belemowa771/
Beelen734,438/
Ballem732,965/
Bielen732,630/
Beleng731,116/
Bieleń731,091/
Behlim731,015/
Beylen73919/
Behlen73882/
Belien73789/
Weleme73754/
Beulen73683/
Bollem73540/
Bileme73412/
Belaen73368/
Beslen73339/
Bohlem73116/
Belime73103/
Bailem73103/
Baylem7364/
Baleem7345/
Beilen7339/
Bhalem7336/
Veleme7336/
Bhilem7327/
Bholem7319/
Baliem7317/
Bahlem7316/
Baleam7313/
Belend7313/
Belijm7313/
Betlen7312/
Belaim7312/
Bieleñ739/
Boleam738/
Belhim738/
Belimm738/
Belhen737/
Balhem737/
Belenc737/
Beleen736/
Bealen736/
Belent735/
Weleam735/
Bilhem735/
Beilim734/
Bhelim734/
Bolemm733/
Baalem733/
Wielem732/
Beylim732/
Beylne732/
Hbelen732/
Belenn732/
Boilem732/
Welhem732/
Wehlem732/
Bihlem732/
Bhelen732/
Veliem732/
Bislem731/
Boleem731/
Bealim731/
Baelim731/
Whelem731/
Ueleme731/
Veleam731/
Weleem731/
Veilem731/
Belgim731/
Byslem731/
Builem731/
Beulim731/
Biliem731/
Belyom731/
Beslim731/
Boliem731/
Bileam731/
Boylem730/
Belehn730/
Uehlem730/
Bethllhem711/
Bhaleem67522/
Bethlen67196/
Bealhen6746/
Bilheem6739/
Beelien6726/
Belinne6726/
Bhallem6725/
Beahlen6723/
Whellem6719/
Beijlen6718/
Vesleme6718/
Besleng6715/
Bielien6713/
Belisme678/
Bollhem677/
Beillen676/
Behleng675/
Beileng674/
Bhollem673/
Balheem673/
Belhaim672/
Boileme672/
Bilemme672/
Bolleam671/
Bolleem671/
Bolleim671/
Behelim671/
Beilien671/
Belenne671/
Belheen671/
Bayleem671/
Balleam671/
Vesleem671/
Vheleme671/
Vhellem671/
Veleeme671/
Houelem671/
Oueleme671/
Beelenn671/
Belienė671/
Beslime671/
Balehem671/
Beeleng671/
Belhenn671/
Wueslem671/
Belehen671/
Belhaym670/
Welheim670/
Weillem670/
Biehlen670/
Bealend670/
Beaslen670/

Belem Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Belem in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻠﻤﻪblmh-
Belem in the Tibetan language
སྦལ་ལེགས་མོ།ballekmo-
Belem in the Bengali language
বেলেমbelema-
Belem in the Oriya language
େବେଲମebelama-
Belem in the Marathi language
बेलेमbelema-
Belem in the Russian language
Белемbelem-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Belem
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