Belhaj Surname
Approximately 51,995 people bear this surname
Belhaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 26,753 | 1:1,289 | 54 |
| Libya | 21,288 | 1:293 | 43 |
| Spain | 1,152 | 1:40,583 | 3,937 |
| France | 1,074 | 1:61,846 | 8,421 |
| Tunisia | 433 | 1:1,410 | 118 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Belgium | 273 | 1:42,112 | 6,902 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Netherlands | 113 | 1:149,444 | 22,442 |
| Canada | 78 | 1:472,379 | 40,609 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| England | 46 | 1:1,211,262 | 56,182 |
| Qatar | 37 | 1:63,730 | 6,585 |
| Sweden | 26 | 1:378,721 | 26,697 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Mauritania | 12 | 1:341,239 | 14,334 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Belhaj (1,037) may also be a first name.
Belhaj Demographics
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Belhaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Belhaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Belhaj (Arabic: بالحاج, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻠﺤﺎﺝ) is held by more people in Morocco than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Belhaj? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 10,803rd most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,159 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Belhaj reside; 94 percent reside in North Africa and 52 percent reside in Mahgreb. Belhaj is also the 249,034th most commonly used forename on earth It is held by 1,037 people.
The surname is most widespread in Morocco, where it is borne by 26,753 people, or 1 in 1,289. Other than Morocco this surname exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in Libya, where 41 percent are found and Spain, where 2 percent are found.
Belhaj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Belhaj are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 90% being registered with the political party.
The amount Belhaj earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning 340,304 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.44% more than the national average, earning $51,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.04% less than the national average, earning $38,731 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Belhaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Belhaj in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻠﺤﺎﺝ | blhaj | - |
| Belhaj in the Arabic language | ||
| بالحاج | balhaj | - |
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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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