Belfast Surname
Approximately 260 people bear this surname
Belfast Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 152 | 1:2,384,598 | 147,132 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 86 | 1:15,860 | 1,984 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Belfast (40) may also be a first name.
Belfast Demographics
Belfast Political Affiliation
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Belfast Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Belfast Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Belfast is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Belfast? popularity and diffusion
It is the 988,329th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 28,029,023 people. The last name Belfast is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Belfast are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 40 people.
This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 152 people, or 1 in 2,384,598. In The United States Belfast is most common in: New York, where 18 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Georgia, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Trinidad and Tobago, where 33 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.
Belfast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Belfast has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Belfast last name rose 760 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Belfast Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Belfast are 2.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.26% registered with the political party.
The amount Belfast earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.34% less than the national average, earning $38,256 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.67% more than the national average, earning $59,458 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellfast | 93 | 1 | / |
| Belfat | 92 | 705 | / |
| Belfass | 86 | 9 | / |
| Belfais | 86 | 8 | / |
| Welfast | 86 | 1 | / |
| Belfest | 86 | 1 | / |
| Belfats | 86 | 1 | / |
| Bellfat | 86 | 0 | / |
| Belfa | 83 | 27 | / |
| Bielfait | 80 | 1 | / |
| Belphast | 80 | 1 | / |
| Belfay | 77 | 22 | / |
| Belfai | 77 | 6 | / |
| Belfot | 77 | 4 | / |
| Belfaa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Belfau | 77 | 2 | / |
| Belfaz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belfax | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bellfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Belfaiz | 71 | 9 | / |
| Belfaid | 71 | 5 | / |
| Belfout | 71 | 3 | / |
| Bellfay | 71 | 0 | / |
| Belfeau | 71 | 0 | / |
| Belfo | 67 | 162 | / |
| Bellfoot | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bilfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belfosse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belfou | 62 | 285 | / |
| Belfoy | 62 | 17 | / |
| Belfoi | 62 | 7 | / |
| Bellfo | 62 | 2 | / |
| Belpha | 62 | 1 | / |
| Belfouz | 57 | 171 | / |
| Bellfoy | 57 | 13 | / |
| Bilfach | 57 | 1 | / |
| Bilphat | 57 | 1 | / |
| Belfeiz | 57 | 1 | / |
| Belfeid | 57 | 1 | / |
| Blfo | 55 | 1 | / |
| Velfo | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Belfast
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