Belch Surname

259,335th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,516 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Belch Surname Definition:

James Belch was tenant in Cowie, parish of St. Ninians, 1735 (Stirling). Several persons named Belsh are recorded in Dunblane in seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (Dunblane).

Belch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0901:332,53130,094
Canada1451:254,10824,080
England1301:428,60028,863
Northern Ireland381:48,5544,148
Scotland311:172,7049,690
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Bulgaria61:1,163,15137,744
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1341:181,90614,990
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2011:249,84420,715

Belch (10) may also be a first name.

Belch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

James Belch was tenant in Cowie, parish of St. Ninians, 1735 (Stirling). Several persons named Belsh are recorded in Dunblane in seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (Dunblane).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Belch Last Name Facts

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

Belch has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 259,335th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,807,088 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Belch are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 81 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name world-wide, held by 10 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,090 people, or 1 in 332,531. In The United States Belch is primarily found in: North Carolina, where 18 percent reside, Virginia, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Belch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Belch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Belch last name rose 542 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 3 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 207 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Belch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Belch surname are 6.36% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.13% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Belch earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.3% less than the national average, earning $42,587 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.9% more than the national average, earning $58,078 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belche91326/
Belsch9199/
Beltch9116/
Beulch912/
Bellch911/
Belc89180/
Blch891/
Boelsch8320/
Beilech836/
Belchch833/
Belsche832/
Bielsch832/
Beltche831/
Bellche831/
Beltsch831/
Bellchs831/
Welch80175,920/
Balch807,632/
Bolch801,265/
Belci80874/
Belsh80290/
Belce80254/
Velch8038/
Bilch8034/
Bölch8012/
Belkh808/
Bełch807/
Uelch807/
Bylch807/
Belcz805/
Belhj805/
Belhs803/
Bülch803/
Bellc801/
Hblch801/
Bhlch801/
Bielc801/
Belchova7741/
Blc7511/
Belshe73780/
Bilche73306/
Velsch73198/
Weltch73179/
Welche73136/
Velche7358/
Bölsch7336/
Weilch7324/
Welcsh7323/
Wealch7322/
Welchs7322/
Whelch7317/
Wellch737/
Welchh735/
Weslch733/
Veilch732/
Welcht732/
Weldch732/
Veltch732/
Weelch731/
Bailch731/
Billch731/
Vuelch731/
Wielch731/
Vealch731/
Bellsh731/
Bellce731/
Bielcz731/
Baylch731/
Balåch731/
Veslch731/
Uelche731/
Belhtz731/
Bellci731/
Balchh731/
Boilch730/
Belz6711,607/
Welc671,264/
Bilc671,177/
Bels67760/
Bîlc67247/
Weltsch67222/
Velc67181/
Bölsche67154/
Wuelche6775/
Belţ6728/
Vellech6722/
Wellech6721/
Belj6710/
Belcova679/
Bellece674/
D'Welch674/
Blxh674/
Blce673/
Weilche673/
Blhs673/
Belcová672/
Beglish671/
Bellshe671/
Biglich671/
Blzh671/
Wuellch671/
Welchht671/
Bailech671/
Uelc671/
Huelche671/
Belß671/
Bylc671/
Beylekh671/
Bellsci671/
Belx671/
Welltch670/
Wlch670/

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