Belanger Surname

8,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,911 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Belanger Surname Definition:

(French) One who came from beautiful Anger (ancient name combining Ans, a divinity and gari, (spear); one who came from Angre or Angres, in France; variants of Boulanger, q.v.

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Belanger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada46,2601:79632
United States16,3451:22,1762,786
France7091:93,68513,602
Haiti1271:84,1254,293
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Panama411:95,4213,699
Australia371:729,61448,196
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
England211:2,653,24194,788
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Guam161:10,0081,526
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Trinidad and Tobago71:194,8549,403
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Wales61:515,75523,171
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Nicaragua41:1,505,2725,843
China41:341,830,39216,990
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4461:112,59811,173

The alternate forms: Bélanger (2,205) are calculated separately.

Belanger (111) may also be a first name.

Belanger Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) One who came from beautiful Anger (ancient name combining Ans, a divinity and gari, (spear); one who came from Angre or Angres, in France; variants of Boulanger, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

From the give name, Bérenger, which is a French form of the ancient Germanic, Berengar, which derives from 'bear' and 'spear'. It was the name of two medieval kings from Italy and a Holy Roman emperor.

- paige.bela

Belanger Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Belanger Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Belanger (Arabic: بلنجر) is found most frequently in Canada. It may be rendered as a variant: Bélanger. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Belanger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,865th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 114,026 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Belanger reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Gallo-North America. It is also the 890,531st most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 111 people.

Belanger is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is carried by 46,260 people, or 1 in 796. In Canada Belanger is mostly found in: Quebec, where 78 percent are found, Ontario, where 14 percent are found and Alberta, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Canada this last name exists in 57 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Belanger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Belanger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Belanger last name expanded 3,665 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Belanger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Belanger surname are 8.96% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.19% being registered with the political party.

The amount Belanger earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning $45,869 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.03% less than the national average, earning $42,710 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bélanger962,205/
Belangere9429/
Belangier9422/
Belanguer945/
Beilanger943/
Belangert943/
Bielanger942/
Belganger942/
Bealanger941/
Belandger941/
Belannger941/
Beleanger941/
Belhanger941/
Belange93678/
Belager9310/
Belaner932/
Balanger88598/
Belonger88107/
Belangee88105/
Bolanger8859/
Belangie8824/
Belagere8815/
Belamger884/
Belanjer884/
Bilanger884/
Velanger883/
Belanget883/
Belancer883/
Belanner883/
Belanges882/
Belayner881/
Belahner881/
Belangea881/
Belangez881/
Belanser881/
Bel'ange881/
Belanged881/
Belanetr881/
Belauger880/
Belangey880/
Belanzer880/
Belangerová841/
Ballanger821,594/
Boilanger8253/
Bolangier8234/
Balangger8232/
Belasinge8214/
Bolangger8213/
Belangeyi824/
Bollanger822/
Bailanger822/
Boylanger821/
Belaynerh821/
Belongier820/
Belangair820/
Belaugier820/
Wielanger820/
Belanga801,450/
Belance80681/
Belangi80217/
Bilange80209/
Belonge8078/
Velange8063/
Bilager8016/
Belangé8014/
Belagir809/
Bélange808/
Belanje806/
Belangy805/
Belanir804/
Belanze804/
Velaner802/
Belamge801/
Belanse801/
Belagre801/
Belanjr801/
Beloner800/
Belachguer785/
Ballainger782/
Bittlanger781/
Wettlanger780/
Belangoy75372/
Bhilange75229/
Belongie75215/
Belanche75143/
Belongea75109/
Belagire7540/
Bailange7511/
Balangir7510/
Bilanges758/
Bhilager753/
Belancey752/
Belangha752/
Wilanger751/
Belanggi751/
Belanzhe751/
Bélamger751/
Bilanghe751/
Belaghir751/
Belangis750/
Balonger750/
Bolonger750/
Bilonger750/
Belongey750/
Belonget750/
Bealanga750/
Belaynshe711,932/
Belanggoy71117/
Beloungea7125/
Boloinger716/
Belanched714/
Bollonger713/
Beloungie713/
Belhanche712/
Bhelagire711/
Bilasenge711/
Belaaguir711/
Bélangère711/
Bilanguez711/
Ballonger710/
Belancett710/
Boleinger710/
Belonga671,742/
Bilanga67789/
Velangi67443/
Belanza67260/
Belonce67204/
Belanji67127/
Belonje67106/
Bilangi6743/
Bilonge6742/
Belongy6735/
Belamgi6712/
Vilange675/
Belansi675/
Velance674/
Velanir674/
Belonse673/
Belansa673/
Belancy672/
Belongi672/
Bolloinger671/
Belonre671/
Balleinger671/
Bilanse671/
Wilgangier671/
Bélance671/
Bélangé671/
Bilance671/
Bylance670/

Belanger Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Belanger in the Arabic language
بلنجرblnjr-

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Belanger Reference & Research

Belanger & Bellinger DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Belanger & Bellinger FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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