Belief Surname
Approximately 180 people bear this surname
Belief Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 145 | 1:1,221,674 | 49,169 |
| Iran | 29 | 1:2,647,673 | 84,414 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
Belief (611) may also be a first name.
Belief Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Belief Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Belief (Marathi: बेलीफ) is found most in Nigeria. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Belief? popularity and diffusion
The surname Belief is the 1,272,314th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 40,486,366 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Belief live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 81 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 337,969th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 611 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 145 people, or 1 in 1,221,674. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 33 percent are found, Rivers, where 33 percent are found and Delta, where 22 percent are found. Beside Nigeria this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 16 percent are found and Malawi, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Belief Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Belief in the Marathi language | ||
| बेलीफ | belipha | - |
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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 Belief
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