Belema Surname

153,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,868 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Belema Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belema Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Nigeria8701:203,61212,170
DR Congo4451:166,02217,095
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Cameroon171:1,221,71073,195
Burkina Faso151:1,223,47311,207
Congo91:554,34412,633
Ecuador81:1,988,23121,385
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Belema (9,635) may also be a first name.

Belema Last Name Facts

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

Belema (Bengali: বেলেমা, Oriya: େବେଲମା) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Belema? popularity and diffusion

The last name Belema is the 153,300th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,540,985 people. Belema is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Belema are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 51 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 62,841st most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 9,635 people.

Belema is most commonly occurring in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,449 people, or 1 in 67,320. Apart from Ethiopia it is found in 20 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 30 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 16 percent are found.

Belema Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Belema has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Belema last name fell 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Belema Last Name Statistics demography

Belema earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.79% less than the national average, earning R 57,528 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boelema92367/
Bielema92271/
Beslema929/
Belemah927/
Belemoa924/
Beilema921/
Belemau921/
Beleama921/
Beulema921/
Bhelema921/
Belemay920/
Bealeema8615/
Belemaya861/
Belemo832,433/
Bilema831,817/
Beleme831,570/
Balema831,545/
Bolema831,359/
Belima83869/
Velema83670/
Welema83368/
Belama83322/
Beloma8348/
Belyma8344/
Belemi8319/
Belemy836/
Bylema831/
Beleamach801/
Belemou772,576/
Belimai77381/
Besleme77371/
Belimay77239/
Belemer77202/
Bollema77165/
Belimas77155/
Belhama77137/
Belimau77131/
Belemmi77111/
Belimat77105/
Bailema7799/
Ballema7777/
Wielema7744/
Baylema7736/
Belimah7734/
Belimaj7729/
Beilama7717/
Belemei7714/
Belamea7713/
Bilemau7712/
Belemey7711/
Balemma7710/
Belimad778/
Belemie777/
Beleyme775/
Belaama775/
Beslemi774/
Belaima773/
Builema773/
Belamah773/
Belemet773/
Belamai773/
Boilema773/
Beletmi772/
Bieleme772/
Belamau772/
Bolhema771/
Behlima771/
Beilyma771/
Belamma771/
Velemah771/
Belhemi771/
Boelemo771/
Belgemi771/
Belieme771/
Vielema771/
Velemas771/
Velgema771/
Veelema771/
Belemis771/
Belimma771/
Bohlema771/
Boleama771/
Boliema771/
Bijlema771/
Baelemo771/
Baleyma771/
Balemea771/
Belemih771/
Balemay771/
Belamaa771/
Beleumi771/
Belahma771/
Beleimi771/
Belamay771/
Belemio771/
Beliemi771/
Beliemy771/
Belesme770/
Bealeemaha751/
Baleumaa71205/
Belemets71124/
Belimaph7140/
Beleymet7135/
Belimaai7117/
Beslemes7112/
Beilamai7110/
Beslemis714/
Belimach713/
Beelamma713/
Beilamay713/
Belemech712/
Bollemma712/
Belhamah712/
Belhemou712/
Belemmer712/
Belaymah711/
Belemich711/
Belhemme711/
Bailemat711/
Baleemai711/
Baleemma711/
Veleamma711/
Bolliema711/
Bealemee711/
Belemmou711/
Wesleyma711/
Veleamaz711/
Veleamoa711/
Velehema711/
Belaamah711/
Beilamau711/
Belhamma711/
Belimaaj711/
Belimais711/
Belimait711/
Beliomea711/
Balleuma711/
Bailemoa711/
Belhemer711/
Balima6717,831/
Balama677,933/
Bolima675,130/
Boloma674,689/
Belomo672,793/
Bilima672,531/
Vilema672,351/
Bolama671,027/
Baloma67803/
Bilama67683/
Bolemo67631/
Bileme67412/
Belamo67383/
Bilemo67215/
Balemo67196/
Welemo67194/
Belimi67130/
Belime67103/
Belimo6775/
Velemo6771/
Velima6770/
Bylyma6755/
Velemi6750/
Beillimaz6747/
Veleme6736/
Wilema6721/
Bolyma6719/
Uelemo679/
Beleamech675/
Bilemi675/
Biloma672/
Welima672/
Beelaamma671/
Beilamaai671/
Betlehemi671/
Bilemy671/
Uelima671/
Belimy670/

Belema Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Belema in the Bengali language
বেলেমাbelema-
Belema in the Oriya language
େବେଲମାebelama-

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Footnotes

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