Belewa Surname

761,666th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 375 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Belewa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belewa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2321:233,52524,103
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Belewa (14) may also be a first name.

Belewa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Belewa occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Belewa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 761,666th most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,433,456 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Belewa live; 62 percent live in Southern Africa and 62 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.

The surname Belewa is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 233,525. In South Africa Belewa is mostly found in: Eastern Cape, where 82 percent reside, Western Cape, where 12 percent reside and Gauteng, where 5 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 6 percent reside.

Belewa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Belewa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.79% less than the national average, earning R 133,584 per year and in United States they earn 20.18% more than the national average, earning $51,857 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belewah9226/
Belewad926/
Bhelewa923/
Belewas921/
Belhewa921/
Beleiwa921/
Beleewa921/
Beilewa921/
Belyaewa865/
Belehewa861/
Beleva832,202/
Balewa83680/
Bolewa83290/
Belawa83171/
Beleba8341/
Belewe8315/
Belewo834/
Beliwa832/
Bilewa831/
Bielawa771,936/
Belaeva77268/
Balewai77205/
Beleeva77107/
Beloeva7767/
Belevad7734/
Believa7726/
Belowai7722/
Baeleva779/
Bilewad776/
Baleawa776/
Belawai776/
Bhelawa775/
Bilewau773/
Belhawa773/
Belaway772/
Belgeva771/
Bolewaa771/
Balaewa771/
Baliewa771/
Bhalewa771/
Beleabo771/
Balewah771/
Belewuo771/
Belewee771/
Belewei771/
Belowaj771/
Belewou771/
Beleava771/
Bolejwa771/
Ballewa771/
Baloewa771/
Bailewa771/
Belovea770/
Beliaeva717,112/
Baleiwai71421/
Beglieva7158/
Belheiba7113/
Belewich7110/
Baleywah716/
Belibeau713/
Believau712/
Beilieva711/
Beleveau711/
Bajlewad711/
Bhilewad711/
Besleeva711/
Baelieva711/
Belebeau711/
Belheiva711/
Balliewa711/
Behloeva711/
Belaveau710/
Belewitt710/
Veleva677,012/
Baleva672,233/
Balawa67948/
Bolawa67929/
Bileba67632/
Veleba67629/
Bileva67267/
Belyba67267/
Belevi67261/
Belava67214/
Bilawa67152/
Byleva67128/
Belive67120/
Baliwa67119/
Beliba67109/
Belebo6756/
Boleva6752/
Belibe6744/
Belavá6738/
Belebe6734/
Beliwe6722/
Belebi6720/
Biliwa6714/
Bilewi6711/
Beleve679/
Belevy679/
Beliveaux676/
Bilewo674/
Beliva673/
Belawo673/
Veliwa672/
Beilewech672/
Boliwa672/
Bilewe672/
Balewo672/
Bolewo671/
Bahliewah671/
Believeau670/
Beleveaux670/
Belevo670/

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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 Belewa
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