Belewe Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

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

Belewe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belewe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Belewe (31) may also be a first name.

Belewe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Belewe is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Belewe? popularity and diffusion

The surname Belewe is the 5,057,639th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Belewe live; 73 percent live in Southern Africa and 73 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,874,099th most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 31 people.

The last name Belewe is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 4,925,246. In South Africa Belewe is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 82 percent live, Gauteng, where 9 percent live and Limpopo, where 9 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 7 percent live and The DR Congo, where 7 percent live.

Belewe Last Name Statistics demography

Belewe earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 79.36% less than the national average, earning R 49,056 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belewei921/
Belewee921/
Belew9118,874/
Bhelaewe861/
Belewa83375/
Belebe8334/
Beliwe8322/
Beleve839/
Balewe834/
Belowe833/
Bilewe832/
Bolewe832/
Beelew831/
Belawe831/
Beilewech802/
Believe771,155/
Bhelawe77109/
Beleeva77107/
Beleive7713/
Belieue7711/
Belawee777/
Belaweh774/
Belever774/
Bhelewa773/
Mpelewe773/
Beloweh772/
Beilewa771/
Belevet771/
Bheleve771/
Belhewa771/
Beleiwa771/
Beleoue771/
Belebey771/
Beleewa771/
Bheliwe771/
Bilew731,322/
Beliw736/
Bylew730/
Belevets71218/
Belehoue7114/
Belewich7110/
Belevetz719/
Belhebeh714/
Belehewa711/
Belewitt710/
Baliwe67908/
Balawe67452/
Balowe67320/
Belevi67261/
Bolowe67170/
Biliwe67158/
Belove67155/
Belive67120/
Beleevych6795/
Belawi6775/
Belave6744/
Belibe6744/
Boleve6724/
Belebi6720/
Bilawe6715/
Belayw6713/
Bilewi6711/
Belevy679/
Bolawe679/
Balewi677/
Bailew676/
Bileve674/
Bilowe674/
Boliwe673/
Baleve672/
Beliwa672/
Belowi671/
Belowy671/
Bilewa671/
Balywe671/
Beeljw671/
Belawy671/
Boylew670/

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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 Belewe
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