Belghith Surname

71,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Belghith Surname User-submission:

The surname Belghith comes from the prefix bel-, meaning 'with', and the word ghith (also spelled ghaith, ghuith, guith, or gith), meaning 'abundance', 'flow', and 'wealth' in Arabic literature.

It has also been recorded as male given name in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Belghith Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen6,0731:4,351640
Tunisia3451:1,770180
France2011:330,46149,960
Algeria1921:201,20623,897
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England71:7,959,723202,100
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Belghîth (1) are calculated separately.

Belghith (1,298) may also be a first name.

Belghith Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Belghith comes from the prefix bel-, meaning 'with', and the word ghith (also spelled ghaith, ghuith, guith, or gith), meaning 'abundance', 'flow', and 'wealth' in Arabic literature.

It has also been recorded as male given name in the 19th and 20th centuries.

- rek1201

Belghith Last Name Facts

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

Belghith has its highest incidence in Yemen. It can also be rendered as: Belghîth. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Belghith? popularity and diffusion

The last name Belghith is the 71,269th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,051,746 people. Belghith is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Belghith live; 89 percent live in West Asia and 89 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Belghith is also the 218,456th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 1,298 people.

The last name Belghith is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is carried by 6,073 people, or 1 in 4,351. In Yemen Belghith is most common in: Al Hudaydah Governorate, where 59 percent live, Sana'a Governorate, where 11 percent live and Ma'rib Governorate, where 11 percent live. Other than Yemen this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also found in Tunisia, where 5 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Belghith Last Name Statistics demography

Belghith earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 26.59% less than the national average, earning $36,471 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belghîth961/
Belghuith9410/
Belghaith944/
Belghit9310,518/
Belgith932/
Belgheit88536/
Belghait88460/
Belghaih88307/
Belguith88122/
Belghuit886/
Bellghit882/
Belghish882/
Belghitt881/
Belgheth881/
Belghi8659/
Belgit864/
Blgith861/
Belgheite821/
Bilghuith821/
Belghai80162/
Belguit80105/
Belghid804/
Bilghit802/
Belgait801/
Belghet801/
Belgi77616/
Belgiets759/
Belghete755/
Belgueit754/
Belghett751/
Belguite751/
Belghaid751/
Bilghite751/
Bilgit71294/
Bellenghi71210/
Belgiç71178/
Belgie71130/
Belgis7171/
België7115/
Belgha7111/
Belget7111/
Belgui719/
Belgiz718/
Belgiy714/
Belgai712/
Belgeh712/
Bellgi711/
Bellinghi711/
Belgaid672,763/
Belguet671,261/
Belgies6779/
Belgher6727/
Behlgeh676/
Belguih675/
Belguid674/
Bilghid673/
Belgets673/
Belgish672/
Belgais671/
Bellenghui671/
Belgier671/
Wielgit671/
Blingit671/
Beelghe671/
Belgich671/
Blgi671/

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