Belemou Surname

167,829th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,576 people bear this surname

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

Belemou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belemou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso2,5031:7,332749
Ivory Coast561:411,98613,976
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

The alternate forms: Bélémou (1) are calculated separately.

Belemou (38) may also be a first name.

Belemou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Belemou occurs most in Burkina Faso. It can occur as a variant: Bélémou. For other possible spellings of Belemou click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belemou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 167,829th most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,829,016 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Belemou live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 84 percent live in Mande Africa. Belemou is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held forename at a global level, borne by 38 people.

Belemou is most commonly held in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 2,503 people, or 1 in 7,332. In Burkina Faso it is mostly concentrated in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 78 percent are found, Hauts-Bassins Region, where 12 percent are found and Centre Region, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Burkina Faso this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 2 percent are found and Mali, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belhemou932/
Belemmou931/
Belemo922,433/
Belemu921,085/
Bélémou901/
Bilemou864/
Belemoa864/
Welemou862/
Beleimu861/
Belemau861/
Belemoe861/
Belemus861/
Belemue861/
Belimou861/
Belemoye801/
Belimoud801/
Belema772,868/
Velemu77857/
Welemu77371/
Bilemo77215/
Welemo77194/
Belimu77140/
Belimo7775/
Velemo7771/
Uelemo779/
Bilimou71758/
Vhelemu71310/
Bielema71271/
Belimau71131/
Bailemo7127/
Belemei7114/
Bilemau7112/
Belemey7111/
Beslema719/
Wejlemo717/
Belemie717/
Belemah717/
Beulema711/
Bhelema711/
Weleamo711/
Bojlemu711/
Beleama711/
Vhelemo711/
Beilema711/
Belemay710/
Bealeema6715/
Belimaju677/
Vhellemu671/
Bgilimou671/
Bailemoa671/
Belimajo671/
Belemaya671/
Veleamoa671/
Bealemee671/

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