Bellam Surname

50,578th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Bellam Surname Definition:

Doubtless local. Bale-ham.

Bellam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India8,9661:85,5535,726
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Algeria2371:163,00220,746
United States2271:1,596,735107,304
Canada561:657,95753,499
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
England381:1,466,26563,675
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Iran341:2,258,31076,749
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
France21:33,211,361423,184
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England981:248,72818,134
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Bellam (1,588) may also be a first name.

Bellam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Doubtless local. Bale-ham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Bailham, Suffolk; or Balham, Surrey.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Bellam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bellam (Hindi: बेल्लाम, Marathi: बेलम) is found most frequently in India. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bellam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 50,578th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 718,480 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Bellam are found; 89 percent are found in South Asia and 88 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 194,032nd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 1,588 people.

The surname Bellam is most widely held in India, where it is held by 8,966 people, or 1 in 85,553. In India Bellam is primarily concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 71 percent are found, Telangana, where 26 percent are found and Karnataka, where 1 percent are found. Aside from India this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 4 percent are found and Algeria, where 2 percent are found.

Bellam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bellam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bellam surname expanded 946 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 61 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bellam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bellam last name are 19.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bellam earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.83% more than the national average, earning $48,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.74% less than the national average, earning $40,374 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bellame92191/
Bellham92126/
Bellgam92107/
Bellamm928/
Bhellam927/
Belliam921/
Bellamg921/
Bellamn921/
Baellam921/
Bllam911/
Bellacem861/
Belleame860/
Bellan835,336/
Billam83915/
Vellam83171/
Bellom83153/
Wellam8383/
Bllham8312/
Blleam831/
Blam802,449/
Bellachem801/
Bellahsem801/
Belland772,233/
Belloum771,292/
Wellham77460/
Bellant77353/
Welliam77320/
Bellome77239/
Billham77193/
Billiam77165/
Bellian77159/
Bellang77140/
Bellahn7734/
Vellame7729/
Bellain7726/
Bhillam7725/
Bellane7722/
Velliam7715/
Billeam7711/
Bellgan7711/
Bellyan777/
Vellaim772/
Bellean771/
Bellhom771/
Billamn771/
Wellame771/
Wellaum771/
Veellam771/
Vellgam771/
Vellyam771/
Billamm771/
Wellamd771/
Bellomm771/
Buellan771/
Billgam771/
Welleam771/
Wiellam770/
Belliom770/
Blaum731,021/
Blaim73998/
Blame73716/
Bleam73498/
Blahm7370/
Blamd7328/
Blamm7325/
Blamn7323/
Blaam7317/
Blasm736/
Blamc733/
Bllom732/
Bhlam732/
Blaym732/
Bliam731/
Blamg731/
Bellatin71115/
Belleyme7114/
Bellaune7114/
Bellanne7111/
Belleang7110/
Bellasen716/
Bellheim713/
Bellacen712/
Bellaing712/
Bellatín712/
Bellahan711/
Bellandt711/
Welleaum711/
Velliame711/
Belliane711/
Belliant711/
Bellyang711/
Bell'gan711/
Wielliam711/
Bellon6715,416/
Blasem677,407/
Bellanova672,431/
Bellahcen672,358/
Willam672,280/
Billan671,111/
Blaume67185/
Vellan67141/
Bellón67109/
Blamng6793/
Bellanová6791/
Villam6790/
Billaheem6750/
Blasim6742/
Vellom6728/
Vllyam6726/
Bellassen6719/
Bellán6719/
Bellachen6712/
Billom6712/
Blaime6712/
Bellangue6710/
Bellonova673/
Wellom672/
Bellão672/
Blamck672/
Bellayneh672/
Blaham672/
Byllan671/
Belleanne671/
Bhlame671/
Bleame671/
Bellhomme671/
Bellòn671/
Bellating671/
Blayme671/
Bhliam671/
Vlliam671/
Blasme671/
Blamdt671/
Blland670/

Bellam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bellam in the Hindi language
बेल्लामbellama-
Bellam in the Marathi language
बेलमbelama66.67
बेामbeama33.33

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