Belding Surname

157,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,780 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Belding Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at, or near, a beautiful hill.

Belding Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1521:168,42917,057
Canada3571:103,20911,172
England1971:282,83321,968
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
France21:33,211,361423,184
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1121:217,63716,750
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7811:64,3007,002

Belding (69) may also be a first name.

Belding Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at, or near, a beautiful hill.

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

From Beltinge; a location name in Kent.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Belding Last Name Facts

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

Belding (Hindi: बेल्डिंग) occurs most in The United States. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belding? popularity and diffusion

Belding is the 157,333rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 2,621,419 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 77 percent of Belding reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 69 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,152 people, or 1 in 168,429. In The United States Belding is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 7 percent live, Michigan, where 7 percent live and Missouri, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 13 percent live and England, where 7 percent live.

Belding Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Belding has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Belding last name expanded 276 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 176 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Belding Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Belding last name are 15.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.43% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Belding earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.4% more than the national average, earning $48,067 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.35% more than the national average, earning $52,840 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beldings931/
Beldging931/
Bielding930/
Bellding930/
Beelding930/
Boelding930/
Beldin92617/
Welding861,427/
Velding86140/
Beldina86112/
Bilding8632/
Beldion863/
Beldien860/
Beldn834/
Bldng833/
Bldin831/
Weldingh80130/
Building8081/
Bildings8025/
Wielding8021/
Belldina8019/
Wellding8011/
Billding801/
Bhaeldin801/
Weelding800/
Belden777,120/
Bildin77720/
Veldin77392/
Byldin77113/
Beldyn7713/
Bldina772/
Bldien771/
Beldne771/
Beldim770/
Beldinova7516/
Wilding7112,066/
Bildina71434/
Veldink71396/
Beldent71244/
Baelden71192/
Byldina7191/
Weldink7162/
Vilding7129/
Vølding7121/
Bildeng718/
Bellden717/
Beldyna717/
Buildin713/
Beldden711/
Beldeen711/
Bildinc711/
Beulden710/
Boelden710/
Belldne710/
Hbelden710/
Willding67106/
Blėdienė6783/
Bildienė675/
Wildingt671/
Bldinova671/
Blden671/
Billdina671/
Baelduen670/

Belding Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Belding in the Hindi language
बेल्डिंगbeldinga-

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Belding Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Belding
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