Belewu Surname

1,736,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 111 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Belewu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belewu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria791:2,242,31376,227
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
England71:7,959,723202,100
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Belewu (18) may also be a first name.

Belewu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Belewu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Belewu.

How Common Is The Last Name Belewu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,736,881st most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 65,653,567 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Belewu reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 71 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Belewu is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 18 people.

Belewu is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria Belewu is primarily concentrated in: Lagos, where 68 percent live, Ogun, where 16 percent live and Osun, where 8 percent live. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 8 percent live and Malawi, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belewou921/
Bilewu83573/
Belawu83451/
Belebu83132/
Bolewu835/
Balewu834/
Beliwu831/
Belowu831/
Bilewou7751/
Bilewuu778/
Bealawu773/
Bilewau773/
Bielowu771/
Beliawu771/
Beilawu771/
Belebou771/
Bhilewu771/
Belevou770/
Believau712/
Bilawu671,661/
Balawu6734/
Bolawu6710/
Balowu677/
Biliwu672/
Baliwu671/
Bilevu671/

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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 Belewu
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