Bela Surname
Approximately 38,761 people bear this surname
Bela Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 8,118 | 1:2,558 | 285 |
| Indonesia | 7,597 | 1:17,408 | 2,136 |
| Brazil | 3,183 | 1:67,256 | 2,507 |
| Angola | 3,155 | 1:8,554 | 1,062 |
| India | 3,090 | 1:248,241 | 14,414 |
| DR Congo | 2,545 | 1:29,029 | 3,635 |
| Portugal | 962 | 1:10,830 | 918 |
| Kosovo | 828 | 1:2,249 | 358 |
| Poland | 726 | 1:52,354 | 8,261 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Morocco | 716 | 1:48,151 | 7,863 |
| Ukraine | 665 | 1:68,455 | 9,803 |
| Algeria | 473 | 1:81,673 | 12,835 |
| Romania | 378 | 1:53,116 | 6,562 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| United States | 357 | 1:1,015,291 | 74,807 |
| Tanzania | 326 | 1:162,398 | 14,474 |
| Nigeria | 323 | 1:548,430 | 26,767 |
| Philippines | 323 | 1:313,431 | 43,865 |
| South Africa | 238 | 1:227,637 | 23,639 |
| Burkina Faso | 213 | 1:86,160 | 2,943 |
| Italy | 209 | 1:292,616 | 37,167 |
| Argentina | 193 | 1:221,468 | 18,222 |
| Albania | 185 | 1:15,752 | 2,802 |
| Taiwan | 184 | 1:127,417 | 1,167 |
| Pakistan | 182 | 1:981,560 | 12,846 |
| Solomon Islands | 167 | 1:3,473 | 385 |
| Slovenia | 163 | 1:15,262 | 3,592 |
| Germany | 147 | 1:547,656 | 45,370 |
| Ivory Coast | 146 | 1:158,022 | 7,282 |
| France | 125 | 1:531,382 | 73,029 |
| Papua New Guinea | 115 | 1:70,902 | 9,258 |
| Spain | 110 | 1:425,019 | 22,707 |
| Mauritania | 104 | 1:39,374 | 3,064 |
| Serbia | 101 | 1:70,742 | 6,305 |
| Russia | 93 | 1:1,549,710 | 104,953 |
| Hungary | 90 | 1:109,070 | 10,434 |
| Iran | 79 | 1:971,931 | 45,393 |
| Slovakia | 75 | 1:71,153 | 13,810 |
| Latvia | 68 | 1:30,148 | 4,623 |
| Congo | 60 | 1:83,152 | 7,031 |
| Niger | 56 | 1:342,715 | 9,958 |
| Mexico | 55 | 1:2,256,840 | 19,878 |
| Iraq | 47 | 1:745,142 | 10,632 |
| England | 43 | 1:1,295,769 | 58,667 |
| Sweden | 43 | 1:228,994 | 15,912 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 36 | 1:31,546 | 134 |
| Mozambique | 36 | 1:757,266 | 1,613 |
| Czechia | 35 | 1:303,813 | 38,544 |
| Greece | 28 | 1:395,707 | 52,747 |
| Venezuela | 27 | 1:1,118,670 | 16,331 |
| Benin | 26 | 1:397,523 | 29,143 |
| Croatia | 26 | 1:162,639 | 21,299 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Zimbabwe | 25 | 1:617,530 | 46,943 |
| Turkey | 22 | 1:3,537,337 | 93,247 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Israel | 20 | 1:427,882 | 33,464 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Norway | 17 | 1:302,487 | 30,120 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Azerbaijan | 13 | 1:742,240 | 12,462 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| North Macedonia | 12 | 1:175,123 | 12,543 |
| Cape Verde | 11 | 1:48,149 | 1,796 |
| Kenya | 11 | 1:4,198,173 | 41,178 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Uruguay | 10 | 1:343,176 | 22,254 |
| Yemen | 10 | 1:2,642,529 | 14,606 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Peru | 6 | 1:5,297,354 | 36,458 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Georgia | 5 | 1:749,109 | 21,598 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1:4,221,794 | 131,139 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 2 | 1:88,712 | 2,936 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 68 | 1:738,510 | 47,095 |
The alternate forms: Béla (329), Běla (100), Belá (81), Belà (23), Belă (4), Bêla (1) & Bělá (1) are calculated separately.
Bela (168,849) may also be a first name.
Bela Demographics
Average Bela Salary in
United States
$34,858 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bela Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bela Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bela (Bengali: বেলা, Georgian: ბელა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻠﻪ, Hindi: बेला, Marathi: बेला, Oriya: େବଲ, Russian: Бела) is borne by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Béla, Běla, Belá, Belà, Belă, Bêla or Bělá. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bela? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 14,395th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 188,012 people. The last name Bela occurs predominantly in Africa, where 44 percent of Bela live; 28 percent live in Central Africa and 26 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Bela is also the 6,225th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 168,849 people.
Bela is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is held by 8,118 people, or 1 in 2,558. In Cameroon it is most frequent in: Centre Region, where 80 percent are found, South Region, where 8 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 4 percent are found. Beside Cameroon this surname is found in 117 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.
Bela Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bela has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 525 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,150 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bela Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Bela last name are 5.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.62% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bela earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 39.14% less than the national average, earning €18,276 per year; in Norway they earn 32.7% less than the national average, earning 232,900 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.09% less than the national average, earning R 225,552 per year; in Colombia they earn 70.47% more than the national average, earning $38,699,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 19.21% less than the national average, earning $34,858 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.06% less than the national average, earning $44,186 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bela Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bela in the Georgian language | ||
| ბელა | bela | - |
| Bela in the Bengali language | ||
| বেলা | bela | 99.8 |
| বেলু | belu | 0.1 |
| Bela in the Hindi language | ||
| बेला | bela | 99.75 |
| वेला | vela | 0.07 |
| बेल्आ | bela | 0.01 |
| बेल | bela | 0.01 |
| बेलाा | belaa | 0.01 |
| Bela in the Marathi language | ||
| बेला | bela | 99.45 |
| बेळा | bela | 0.3 |
| बेल | bela | 0.18 |
| Bela in the Oriya language | ||
| େବଲ | ebala | 64.02 |
| େବଲା | ebala | 23.42 |
| େବଳ | ebala | 3.87 |
| େବେହରା | ebehara | 2.83 |
| େବଳା | ebala | 1.61 |
| ବାଗ | baga | 1.04 |
| ଲାକା | laka | 0.19 |
| ଲତା | lata | 0.09 |
| ବାଳା | bala | 0.09 |
| ଲାମା | lama | 0.09 |
| Bela in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻠﻪ | blh | 42.42 |
| ﺑﻞ | bl | 34.85 |
| ﺑﻼ | bla | 18.18 |
| ﺑﺎﻻ | bala | 1.52 |
| ﺍﺑﻼ | abla | 1.52 |
| ﺑﻠﻲ | bly | 1.52 |
| Bela in the Russian language | ||
| Бела | bela | - |
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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
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