Belfer Surname

275,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,407 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Belfer Surname User-submission:

A derivitative of the surname, Balfour.

Belfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6191:585,55647,866
Israel3131:27,3413,976
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Australia451:599,90442,958
France451:1,476,060142,161
Russia441:3,275,524171,933
Ukraine341:1,338,903111,766
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Kazakhstan281:631,51843,439
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Finland101:549,67032,186
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
England41:13,929,515290,718
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Belfer (31) may also be a first name.

Belfer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A derivitative of the surname, Balfour.

- alina1999

Belfer Last Name Facts

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

Belfer (Arabic: بلفر, Hindi: बेलफेर, Russian: Бельфер) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belfer? popularity and diffusion

The surname Belfer is the 275,753rd most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 5,179,492 people. Belfer is primarily found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Belfer are found; 52 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Belfer is also the 1,874,099th most frequently held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 31 people.

Belfer is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 619 people, or 1 in 585,556. In The United States Belfer is most common in: New York, where 25 percent live, Florida, where 17 percent live and New Jersey, where 15 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Belfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Belfer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Belfer last name grew 4,421 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Belfer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Belfer last name is primarily Sunni (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Belfer surname are 9.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.12% being registered with the party.

The amount Belfer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 40.61% more than the national average, earning $60,670 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.04% more than the national average, earning $59,638 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belferh9284/
Belfert9217/
Belferd925/
Belfeur922/
Belfier920/
Belfere920/
Baelfer920/
Belfe9111/
Behelfer8653/
Welfer83180/
Belfie8395/
Uelfer8343/
Bilfer836/
Belfir834/
Velfer833/
Belfeh832/
Belfet832/
Belfes831/
Woelfer77329/
Welffer7755/
Velfert7732/
Belfire7716/
Huelfer779/
Wuelfer776/
Belfair774/
Belfior772/
Belfyor771/
Belfeiz771/
Belfeid771/
Belfest771/
Welfere770/
Bilfert770/
Bellfie770/
Welfear770/
Belfi73864/
Belfy73140/
Belfa7327/
Velfe7322/
Bllfe730/
Woelffer71180/
Wuelfert7115/
Belfheed711/
Wuelffer711/
Woellfer711/
Wielffer710/
Wölfer671,450/
Wilfer671,111/
Bellfy67147/
Belfio6787/
Belfis6787/
Velfre6782/
Belfit6756/
Bellfi6736/
Völfer6733/
Vilfer6726/
Belfay6722/
Belfoy6717/
Belffi6716/
Belfoi677/
Belfai676/
Blfgeh674/
Belfaa674/
Wälfer672/
Bellfa671/
Bilfet671/
Wlfier671/
Belffy671/
Belfiy670/

Belfer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Belfer in the Hindi language
बेलफेरbelaphera-
Belfer in the Russian language
Бельферbelfer-
Belfer in the Arabic language
بلفرblfr-

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