Belemu Surname

338,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,085 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Belemu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belemu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia6331:25,0392,667
Nigeria2951:600,48428,761
South Africa961:564,35143,987
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Papua New Guinea141:582,40870,330
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Belemu (72) may also be a first name.

Belemu Last Name Facts

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

Belemu is more frequently found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belemu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Belemu is the 338,992nd most commonly used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 6,716,632 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Belemu live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Belemu is also the 1,143,416th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 72 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 633 people, or 1 in 25,039. In Zambia it is primarily found in: Lusaka Province, where 28 percent reside, Copperbelt Province, where 24 percent reside and Southern Province, where 24 percent reside. Barring Zambia Belemu is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and South Africa, where 9 percent reside.

Belemu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Belemu earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 71.98% less than the national average, earning R 66,588 per year and in United States they earn 61.76% less than the national average, earning $16,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belemou922,576/
Belemus921/
Beleimu921/
Belemau921/
Belhemou862/
Belemmou861/
Velemu83857/
Welemu83371/
Belimu83140/
Balemu8358/
Belamu835/
Bolemu834/
Vhelemu77310/
Belimau77131/
Ballemu7715/
Bilemau7712/
Belomeu7710/
Bilemou774/
Belamau772/
Welemou772/
Balemou771/
Belimou771/
Belemoe771/
Bojlemu771/
Beliamu771/
Belamuy771/
Belhamou7172/
Bolleamu713/
Belimoud711/
Belahmou711/
Balemmou711/
Beilamau711/
Vhellemu711/
Belhammou671,558/
Balamu67841/
Bolamu67155/
Balimu6773/
Bilamu6722/
Bolomu6718/
Welimu674/
Belahamou673/
Wilemu672/
Velimu671/
Bolimu671/

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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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  • 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 Belemu
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