Belém Surname
Approximately 513 people bear this surname
Belém Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 302 | 1:34,497 | 2,124 |
| Brazil | 205 | 1:1,044,265 | 36,766 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
The alternate forms: Belem (144,256) & Bélem (3) are calculated separately.
Belém (100) may also be a first name.
Belém Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Belém Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Belém is held by more people in Portugal than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Belem or Bélem. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Belém? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 604,614th most prevalent surname globally, borne by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 59 percent of Belém reside; 59 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 59 percent reside in Iberian Europe. Belém is also the 946,056th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 100 people.
The surname Belém is most widespread in Portugal, where it is carried by 302 people, or 1 in 34,497. Outside of Portugal it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 40 percent are found and Argentina, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belem | 93 | 144,256 | / |
| Bélem | 87 | 3 | / |
| Belim | 80 | 37,881 | / |
| Belym | 80 | 255 | / |
| Velém | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beleme | 73 | 1,570 | / |
| Behlim | 73 | 1,015 | / |
| Betlem | 73 | 419 | / |
| Beylem | 73 | 283 | / |
| Belime | 73 | 103 | / |
| Bhelem | 73 | 47 | / |
| Beslem | 73 | 41 | / |
| Bealem | 73 | 39 | / |
| Belgem | 73 | 14 | / |
| Belijm | 73 | 13 | / |
| Belaim | 73 | 12 | / |
| Belimm | 73 | 8 | / |
| Belhim | 73 | 8 | / |
| Beleem | 73 | 4 | / |
| Beilim | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bhelim | 73 | 4 | / |
| Bielem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Beelem | 73 | 3 | / |
| Behlem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Beylim | 73 | 2 | / |
| Belhem | 73 | 2 | / |
| Beilem | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beleam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bealim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beleum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Belgim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beulim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Belyom | 73 | 1 | / |
| Beslim | 73 | 1 | / |
| Betlhem | 67 | 1,288 | / |
| Besleme | 67 | 371 | / |
| Bethlem | 67 | 129 | / |
| Belisme | 67 | 8 | / |
| Belheim | 67 | 5 | / |
| Beleyme | 67 | 5 | / |
| Belhaim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beeleem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beslime | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beallem | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behelim | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belhaym | 67 | 0 | / |
| Belesme | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Belém
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