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 occurs most in Cameroon. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belsam? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Belsam live; 40 percent live in West Africa and 40 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 38 people.

This last name is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon Belsam is mostly concentrated in: Adamawa Region, where 67 percent reside and South Region, where 33 percent reside. Aside from Cameroon this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Belsam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Belsam has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Belsam surname contracted 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
  • 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 Belsam
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