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Where Does The Last Name Bela Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Bela (Bengali: বেলা, Georgian: ბელა, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻠﻪ, Hindi: बेला, Marathi: बेला, Oriya: େବଲ, Russian: Бела) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Béla, Běla, Belá, Belà, Belă, Bêla or Bělá. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bela? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 14,395^th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 188,012 people. Bela is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Bela are found; 28 percent are found in Central Africa and 26 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,225^th most prevalent forename at a global level. It is borne by 168,849 people.

The surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is borne by 8,118 people, or 1 in 2,558. In Cameroon Bela is most numerous in: Centre Region, where 80 percent are found, South Region, where 8 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Cameroon this surname is found in 117 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 20 percent are found and Brazil, where 8 percent are found.

Bela Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Bela has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bela 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 adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Bela are 5.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.62% registered with 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.