Belfast Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wallis and Futuna

Belfast Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belfast Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1521:2,384,598147,132
Trinidad and Tobago861:15,8601,984
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Belfast (40) may also be a first name.

Belfast Last Name Facts

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

The last name Belfast is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Belfast.

How Common Is The Last Name Belfast? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 988,329th most commonly used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Belfast reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Belfast is also the 1,614,485th most common first name internationally, held by 40 people.

The surname Belfast is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 152 people, or 1 in 2,384,598. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 18 percent are found, California, where 11 percent are found and Georgia, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in Trinidad and Tobago, where 33 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Belfast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Belfast has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Belfast last name increased 760 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Belfast Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Belfast surname are 2.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.26% registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bellfast931/
Belfat92705/
Belfass869/
Belfais868/
Welfast861/
Belfest861/
Belfats861/
Bellfat860/
Belfa8327/
Bielfait801/
Belphast801/
Belfay7722/
Belfai776/
Belfot774/
Belfaa774/
Belfau772/
Belfaz771/
Belfax771/
Bellfa771/
Belfaiz719/
Belfaid715/
Belfout713/
Bellfay710/
Belfeau710/
Belfo67162/
Bellfoot674/
Bilfa671/
Belfosse671/
Belfou62285/
Belfoy6217/
Belfoi627/
Bellfo622/
Belpha621/
Belfouz57171/
Bellfoy5713/
Bilfach571/
Bilphat571/
Belfeiz571/
Belfeid571/
Blfo551/
Velfo501/

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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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