Belcastro Surname
Approximately 5,205 people bear this surname
Belcastro Surname User-submission:
Belcastro is a toponymic surname, which comes from the name of a town in Calabria, Italy. It is a small town located in a high position the mountains near the city of Catanzaro. The town name itself derives from the late Latin words bellus, meaning 'beautiful', and castrum, meaning 'fort', 'military settlement'.
Read More About This SurnameBelcastro Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 2,200 | 1:27,798 | 4,966 |
| United States | 1,600 | 1:226,537 | 21,882 |
| Argentina | 455 | 1:93,942 | 7,929 |
| France | 334 | 1:198,870 | 30,934 |
| Canada | 320 | 1:115,142 | 12,242 |
| Australia | 154 | 1:175,297 | 17,847 |
| Brazil | 57 | 1:3,755,690 | 104,031 |
| Belgium | 25 | 1:459,866 | 46,150 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Uruguay | 6 | 1:571,960 | 26,877 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Falkland Islands | 1 | 1:3,132 | 317 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
Belcastro Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Belcastro is a toponymic surname, which comes from the name of a town in Calabria, Italy. It is a small town located in a high position the mountains near the city of Catanzaro. The town name itself derives from the late Latin words bellus, meaning 'beautiful', and castrum, meaning 'fort', 'military settlement'. It could also derive from bellum, meaning 'war', and castrum.
- aki999Belcastro Demographics
Average Male Belcastro Height
174.03 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Belcastro Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Belcastro Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Belcastro is found most frequently in Italy. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Belcastro? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 91,889th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,400,105 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Belcastro reside; 42 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 42 percent reside in Italic Europe.
The last name Belcastro is most common in Italy, where it is carried by 2,200 people, or 1 in 27,798. In Italy it is most common in: Calabria, where 68 percent are found, Lombardy, where 10 percent are found and Lazio, where 7 percent are found. Other than Italy this surname is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Argentina, where 9 percent are found.
Belcastro Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Belcastro surname are 3.38% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.15% registered with the political party.
The amount Belcastro earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 1.5% less than the national average, earning €29,581 per year; in United States they earn 12.15% more than the national average, earning $48,393 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.75% more than the national average, earning $56,019 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belacastro | 95 | 2 | / |
| Belcastr | 94 | 1 | / |
| Belcatro | 94 | 1 | / |
| Belo Castro | 90 | 3 | / |
| Bela Castro | 90 | 2 | / |
| Belcaster | 89 | 157 | / |
| Balcastro | 89 | 47 | / |
| Belcastre | 89 | 2 | / |
| Pelcastro | 89 | 1 | / |
| Belcastor | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bello Castro | 86 | 3 | / |
| Bella Castro | 86 | 2 | / |
| Belli Castro | 86 | 2 | / |
| Balicastro | 84 | 97 | / |
| Balecastro | 84 | 3 | / |
| Pelicastro | 84 | 2 | / |
| Bolicastro | 84 | 1 | / |
| Pael Castro | 80 | 2 | / |
| Pelcastre | 78 | 8,311 | / |
| Vilcastro | 78 | 57 | / |
| Pulcastro | 78 | 22 | / |
| Polcastro | 78 | 14 | / |
| Baily-Castro | 76 | 1 | / |
| Policastro | 74 | 4,015 | / |
| Pilicastro | 74 | 143 | / |
| Polocastro | 74 | 44 | / |
| Polecastro | 74 | 26 | / |
| Pulicastro | 74 | 11 | / |
| Pellcastre | 74 | 9 | / |
| Polycastro | 74 | 5 | / |
| Polacastro | 74 | 2 | / |
| Pelicastre | 74 | 2 | / |
| Pelecastre | 74 | 2 | / |
| Paulcastro | 74 | 2 | / |
| Pelacastre | 74 | 1 | / |
| Pohlcastro | 74 | 1 | / |
| Pelcastrre | 74 | 1 | / |
| Bailey-Castro | 73 | 8 | / |
| Pelayo Castro | 73 | 1 | / |
| Plua Castro | 70 | 1 | / |
| Paul Castro | 70 | 1 | / |
| Polo Castro | 70 | 1 | / |
| Blackstar | 67 | 83 | / |
| Polcaster | 67 | 21 | / |
| Pelcaztre | 67 | 11 | / |
| Blackster | 67 | 8 | / |
| Blakstari | 67 | 6 | / |
| Palcastre | 67 | 6 | / |
| Pelkastre | 67 | 4 | / |
| Pelgastre | 67 | 3 | / |
| Blakstori | 67 | 3 | / |
| Poleo Castro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blacksatr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Paleo Castro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pilay Castro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pêlcastre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Biehl-Kaster | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belkasdir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blockster | 67 | 1 | / |
| Blakstory | 67 | 0 | / |
| Belkhatrat | 63 | 104 | / |
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