Belsam Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Belsam Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belsam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Belsam (38) may also be a first name.

Belsam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Belsam is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Belsam? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Belsam are found; 40 percent are found in West Africa and 40 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most common first name on earth. It is borne by 38 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Belsam is primarily concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 67 percent live and South Region, where 33 percent live. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Belsam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Belsam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Belsam surname decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belsham92977/
Belssam921/
Bellsham8654/
Belshamm861/
Belsom83433/
Belsan83237/
Beljam8321/
Bilsam838/
Blesam835/
Welsam832/
Belzam831/
Belcam830/
Belsem830/
Belcham77210/
Belsome77138/
Belshan7797/
Belsang7750/
Belhsan776/
Bellsan774/
Belsane773/
Belsain773/
Billsam772/
Beelsan771/
Wellsam771/
Belsant771/
Bielsan771/
Boelsom771/
Belsian771/
Buelsom770/
Welsham770/
Bilsham770/
Belsõ731/
Blsan731/
Belsheim71242/
Belsaint7122/
Belschan7115/
Bellsand716/
Bellesan711/
Belzaham711/
Beljacem711/
Belshane711/
Beldjham711/
Welscham710/
Welshham710/
Bellscan710/
Bellsome710/
Belson672,516/
Beljan671,238/
Bilsan67239/
Belsen67106/
Velsan6757/
Belšan6746/
Bilsem6746/
Belcan6715/
Wilsam6712/
Blesan6711/
Belžan676/
Belcom675/
Beljom672/
Bellsheim672/
Biljam672/
Welsom671/
Beljassem671/
Belxan671/
Belzan671/
Belsanova671/
Bellesant671/
Blesom671/
Velcam671/
Velsom670/
Blssom670/

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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 Belsam
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