Beletu Surname

6,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93,694 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Beletu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Beletu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia93,6901:1,041188
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Beletu (6,544) may also be a first name.

Beletu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Beletu is found most in Ethiopia. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Beletu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,026th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 77,780 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Beletu live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 81,060th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 6,544 people.

The last name Beletu is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 93,690 people, or 1 in 1,041. Excluding Ethiopia it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beleteu9216/
Belettu924/
Beletou922/
Beleitau8613/
Beletout869/
Weletu835,312/
Belatu83230/
Belitu8342/
Boletu8313/
Veletu833/
Biletu831/
Baletu831/
Weletou77420/
Belitou7717/
Belatui777/
Beletoe771/
Belgitu771/
Belhatu771/
Belattou714/
Beliotou714/
Bollethu711/
Bolledtu711/
Bollettu711/
Bileettu711/
Bilatu671,583/
Bilotu67126/
Bolotu6782/
Balotu6744/
Balatu6723/
Balitu6720/
Bilitu673/
Wiletu671/
Bilehettu671/

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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 Beletu
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