Belight Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Belight Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Belight Last Name Facts

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

Belight has its highest incidence in Jamaica. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Belight? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Belight are found; 47 percent are found in Caribbean and 47 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

Belight is most frequent in Jamaica, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 358,743. In Jamaica Belight is most prevalent in: Middlesex County, where 100 percent are found. Not including Jamaica it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Belight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Belight has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Belight last name increased 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Belight Last Name Statistics demography

Belight earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 35.47% less than the national average, earning $27,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beasleight821/
Vetlight801/
Bilighe711/
Belix67165/
Wilhight6744/
Wilheight633/
Belhengch631/
Beyleix5715/
Belex5013/
Bilix506/
Baillaige501/

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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 Belight
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