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

The surname Belemu is borne by more people in Zambia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Belemu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 338,992nd most widely held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,716,632 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Belemu are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Belemu is also the 1,143,416th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 72 people.

This surname is most widespread in Zambia, where it is carried by 633 people, or 1 in 25,039. In Zambia Belemu is mostly found in: Lusaka Province, where 28 percent are found, Copperbelt Province, where 24 percent are found and Southern Province, where 24 percent are found. Outside of Zambia Belemu is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent are found and South Africa, where 9 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Belemu
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