Belev Surname

221,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Belev Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belev Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria1,2421:5,619753
Russia2281:632,11955,141
Ukraine1451:313,95039,718
Moldova791:45,0816,680
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Serbia161:446,55918,714
Hungary121:818,02342,199
North Macedonia91:233,49714,572
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Greece81:1,384,97486,362
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Croatia51:845,72148,179
England41:13,929,515290,718
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Belev Last Name Facts

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

The last name Belev (Marathi: बेलेव, Russian: Белев) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belev? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 221,588th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,958,471 people. Belev is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Belev reside; 70 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 66 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Belev is most common in Bulgaria, where it is held by 1,242 people, or 1 in 5,619. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Sofia City Province, where 20 percent are found, Plovdiv Province, where 13 percent are found and Smolyan Province, where 10 percent are found. Beside Bulgaria this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 12 percent are found and Ukraine, where 8 percent are found.

Belev Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Belev has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Belev Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Belev last name is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Belev last name are 40.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 87.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Belev earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 50.31% less than the national average, earning R 118,080 per year; in United States they earn 5.01% less than the national average, earning $40,988 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.07% less than the national average, earning $47,163 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beleva912,202/
Belaev91294/
Beloev91245/
Beleev91113/
Believ9143/
Betlev914/
Beleiv911/
Belgev911/
Beleav911/
Baelev911/
Beliaev835,638/
Begliev83182/
Baeliev836/
Belgeev832/
Besleev832/
Bieliev832/
Baeleev831/
Beatlev830/
Belov80140,967/
Belew8018,874/
Velev806,483/
Balev802,646/
Bilev80226/
Bylev8083/
Bolev8064/
Belav8021/
Beleb8013/
Belef8012/
Beliv8011/
Belep807/
Belyv801/
Belevová771/
Belova73157,163/
Veleva737,012/
Veliev736,573/
Balaev735,371/
Beliew734,894/
Baliev73928/
Belepe73867/
Belyov73774/
Boliev73491/
Baleev73364/
Bileva73267/
Boleev73223/
Belief73180/
Baloev73170/
Bislev73146/
Byleva73128/
Bolaev7369/
Behlov7364/
Baelov7351/
Bailev7340/
Belefe7333/
Bilaev7328/
Byleev7327/
Beylov7325/
Boloev7325/
Veleev7319/
Bitlev7317/
Belaew7316/
Baylev7315/
Bielov7313/
Bylaev7313/
Beliov7310/
Betlef7310/
Belyav738/
Bhelav738/
Beilov737/
Beleff736/
Betliv736/
Bileev735/
Vetlev735/
Beulov735/
Weilev735/
Weliev735/
Biliev734/
Belipe734/
Beelov733/
Boylev733/
Ballev733/
Biloev732/
Beleib732/
Velhev732/
Buylev731/
Byliev731/
Bolhev731/
Bealef731/
Beleuw731/
Belews731/
Beelew731/
Balhev731/
Baalev731/
Beleif731/
Beliav731/
Betleb731/
Bholev731/
Belgeb731/
Belieb731/
Belesp731/
Byloev731/
Beleps730/
Beslew730/
Balyaev67384/
Bilyaev67371/
Bayliev67147/
Bahlaev67127/
Bolyaev67120/
Ballaev67104/
Behlova6781/
Belaeff6766/
Bolloev6764/
Balliev6747/
Balleev6724/
Beilova6724/
Baileva6721/
Beylova6720/
Bohlaev6719/
Balhiev6718/
Boyliev6713/
Belieff6712/
Buylaev6711/
Beleiff6711/
Bollaev679/
Bayleva679/
Balloev677/
Bojleva677/
Beliova677/
Bealova676/
Biliaev676/
Belyaew675/
Beliaew675/
Huhelev675/
Bohloev675/
Balhaev674/
Baaliev674/
Buyliev673/
Balheev672/
Beliayv672/
Belyaiv671/
Bitleev671/
Bolliev671/
Behleff671/
Belyayv671/
Beliphe671/
Beelova671/
Bhelebh671/
Bhalaev671/
Bethlew671/
Beisleb671/
Bholeiv671/
Begliew671/
Beylefe671/
Veyleva671/
Beetlew670/

Belev Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Belev in the Marathi language
बेलेवbeleva-
Belev in the Russian language
Белевbelev-

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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 Belev
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