Belkess Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Belkess Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belkess Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen1101:240,2309,114
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Belkess Last Name Facts

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

Belkess occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belkess? popularity and diffusion

Belkess is the 1,727,723rd most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Belkess live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most numerous in Yemen, where it is held by 110 people, or 1 in 240,230. In Yemen it is primarily concentrated in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 94 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 6 percent reside. Barring Yemen it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 1 percent reside and Morocco, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belkes925/
Boelkes86114/
Belkiss8620/
Belkesh868/
Bilkess863/
Belkies861/
Belkeys861/
Belkees861/
Beelkes861/
Blkes831/
Belkaiss80172/
Belkisse802/
Belkheis801/
Bellkiss801/
Billkess801/
Boelkies801/
Belkis771,230/
Bilkes77619/
Belkys77201/
Belces7737/
Blkesh772/
Belqes772/
Belches711,058/
Belkais71675/
Bilkesh7165/
Bilkiss7164/
Bilkees7163/
Belkhis7121/
Belqees7112/
Blkkees717/
Belques715/
Bölkies714/
Bilkies713/
Bilqess712/
Bilkeys712/
Belkeshova712/
Blqeess711/
Belkish711/
Bellces711/
Beelkis711/
Bilkeis711/
Belhkis711/
Belqeys711/
Bielkis711/
Beulques6764/
Belkiche675/
Bilkhees674/
Bilkkees674/
Bilkhies673/
Billkiss672/
Bilquess671/
Blqes671/
Belqeesh671/
Bilkishs671/
Belkeich671/
Belquees671/

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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 Belkess
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