Belew Surname

28,470th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Belew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia14,9711:6,5161,035
United States3,8191:94,90910,650
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
England91:6,190,895170,599
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5431:92,4849,489

Belew (21,871) may also be a first name.

Belew Last Name Facts

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

The last name Belew is found in Ethiopia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Belew click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belew? popularity and diffusion

The last name Belew is the 28,470th most numerous surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 386,116 people. Belew occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Belew are found; 79 percent are found in East Africa and 79 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 35,371st most frequently held forename at a global level. It is borne by 21,871 people.

Belew is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 14,971 people, or 1 in 6,516. Barring Ethiopia it exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Belew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Belew has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 703 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Belew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Belew surname are 12.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.08% registered with the political party.

The amount Belew earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.54% less than the national average, earning $42,915 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.6% less than the national average, earning $35,970 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beliew914,894/
Belewe9115/
Beelew911/
Belews911/
Beleuw911/
Beslew910/
Begliew831/
Bethlew831/
Beetlew830/
Balew805,175/
Belev801,841/
Bilew801,322/
Beleb8013/
Belef8012/
Beliw806/
Bolew803/
Bylew800/
Beasleyw770/
Ballew7311,159/
Beleva732,202/
Belief73180/
Beleev73113/
Bislew7346/
Believ7343/
Boliew7334/
Belefe7333/
Biliew7332/
Beliwe7322/
Belayw7313/
Baliew7313/
Baleew7311/
Betlef7310/
Beleff736/
Bailew736/
Betlev734/
Beleib732/
Bilewe732/
Beeljw731/
Baelev731/
Beleav731/
Beleif731/
Beleiv731/
Bohlew731/
Belgev731/
Bealef731/
Bollew731/
Boylew730/
Belyow730/
Byliew730/
Baleyw730/
Beeleechw7115/
Balliew67246/
Begliev67182/
Belieff6712/
Beleiff6711/
Baeliev676/
Bieliev672/
Belgeev672/
Besleev672/
Bhelebh671/
Behleff671/
Beliphe671/
Baillew671/
Bhaleew671/
Baeleev671/
Bheliwe671/
Beylefe671/
Balheew671/
Boileaw670/
Beatlev670/
Baileyw670/
Baylesw670/

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Belew Reference & Research

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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 Belew
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis