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 is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Belewa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Belewa is the 761,666th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 19,433,456 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Belewa are found; 62 percent are found in Southern Africa and 62 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Belewa is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held given name in the world It is held by 14 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 233,525. In South Africa Belewa is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 82 percent live, Western Cape, where 12 percent live and Gauteng, where 5 percent live. Excluding South Africa it exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 9 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.

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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