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Where in Gent are Middle Eastern names?

11.8% of classified records in Gent are assigned to the Middle Eastern category. That makes it the 2nd largest of 8 non-local categories in the city. 10 neighbourhoods have published Middle Eastern shares. The combined share in covered Belgium cities is 12.5%. Based on IndoEuroMap data, not census data.

Content updated · By Bernat Sampera

Ledeberg: 17.1%Gentbrugge: 6.7%Sint-Amandsberg: 22.2%Oostakker: 11.7%Wondelgem: 18.3%Mariakerke: 14.8%Drongen: 8%Sint-Denijs-Westrem: 7.1%Zwijnaarde: 6.4%Afsnee: no dataGent: 9.4%Sint-Kruis-Winkel: no dataMendonk: no dataDesteldonk: no data0%15%+no data or suppressed
IndoEuroMap data. A category percentage is its share of retained classified source records. It is not a percentage of residents. Method: how IndoEuroMap classifies records.
Gent: 27,187 classified records in 14 neighbourhoods. 10 neighbourhoods have a published share for this category. The table ranks them by that share. 4 neighbourhoods do not have enough data and come last.
NeighbourhoodMiddle Eastern shareMiddle Eastern recordsClassified records
Sint-Amandsberg 22.2% 768 3,462
Wondelgem 18.3% 101 551
Ledeberg 17.1% 505 2,955
Mariakerke 14.8% 222 1,496
Oostakker 11.7% 158 1,348
Gent 9.4% 904 9,626
Drongen 8% 143 1,777
Sint-Denijs-Westrem 7.1% 158 2,234
Gentbrugge 6.7% 182 2,734
Zwijnaarde 6.4% 47 732
Afsnee Not enough data n/a 189
Desteldonk Not enough data n/a 0
Mendonk Not enough data n/a 83
Sint-Kruis-Winkel Not enough data n/a 0

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