Belgian Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Israel

Belgian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belgian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:6,190,895170,599
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Belgian (48) may also be a first name.

Belgian Last Name Facts

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

Belgian (Arabic: بيلجيان) is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Belgian click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belgian? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,391,485th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Belgian occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Belgian live; 69 percent live in Northern Europe and 69 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 48 people.

The surname Belgian is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 6,190,895. In England it is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 56 percent are found and Durham, where 44 percent are found. Not including England Belgian occurs in one country. It also occurs in Israel, where 31 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belagian931/
Belhian867/
Belijan863/
Belgion862/
Belsian861/
Belioan861/
Belzian861/
Bilgian861/
Bilgihan80440/
Beylihan8038/
Belegion8017/
Belajian808/
Bellzian801/
Belijean801/
Belijang801/
Beljan771,238/
Belean77875/
Belsan77237/
Belšan7746/
Belcan7715/
Belián7710/
Belžan776/
Belzan771/
Belxan771/
Bilgaiyan7583/
Beljean71300/
Belshan7197/
Belsang7150/
Belcean7128/
Belzane7122/
Belijon719/
Belhsan716/
Belayon715/
Belchan715/
Bellsan714/
Belsain713/
Belsane713/
Velihan713/
Bilihan713/
Beljane712/
Beelsan711/
Belsant711/
Beleion711/
Belijam711/
Beliham711/
Bilioan711/
Bielsan711/
Beylián711/
Belgeon710/
Bealean710/
Belzanne67103/
Belijion6736/
Belsaint6722/
Belschan6715/
Belejion677/
Bellsand676/
Beljasin672/
Belhione672/
Blcan672/
Bellesan671/
Belhyane671/
Belayonh671/
Bilagion671/
Velaiyan671/
Blsan671/
Belhsein671/
Belshane671/
Blzan671/
Bellscan670/

Belgian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Belgian in the Arabic language
بيلجيانbyljyan-
بلجيانbljyan-

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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
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  • 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 Belgian
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