Belfor Surname

352,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,033 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Belfor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belfor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname3961:1,395126
United States2611:1,388,73296,054
Netherlands1481:114,10318,152
Brazil861:2,489,23675,804
Ecuador561:284,0338,825
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Trinidad and Tobago121:113,6657,200
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Ukraine101:4,552,270216,874
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Belfor (125) may also be a first name.

Belfor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Belfor (Hindi: बेलफोर, Russian: Бельфор) is borne by more people in Suriname than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belfor? popularity and diffusion

Belfor is the 352,668th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 7,054,740 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Belfor live; 54 percent live in South America and 38 percent live in Gallo-Germanic South America. Belfor is also the 832,731st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 125 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Suriname, where it is held by 396 people, or 1 in 1,395. Outside of Suriname it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and The Netherlands, where 14 percent live.

Belfor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Belfor has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 8,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Belfor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Belfor surname are 28.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.25% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Belfor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 38.69% less than the national average, earning $13,917,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 30.81% more than the national average, earning $56,442 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belfort929,012/
Belford925,498/
Belfour92225/
Belfore9258/
Belffor921/
Bellfor921/
Belfoer920/
Belfoure8666/
Bellford8636/
Bellfort8625/
Bellfore867/
Behelfor863/
Belfourd863/
Bellfour862/
Belfortd861/
Belfortt861/
Belfourt861/
Beslford860/
Belfford860/
Belfar833,302/
Belfur831/
Blfour831/
Blford830/
Belfarh77700/
Bilford7729/
Belfard776/
Belfare774/
Belfeur772/
Belfart771/
Velford771/
Bilfort771/
Belffar771/
Billfor770/
Wellfor770/
Wellfort7114/
Billford717/
Belphore714/
Belfarre711/
Welfford711/
Weslford711/
Wehlfort711/
Bilfford711/
Welfar6750/
Wilfor6719/
Vlford671/
Bilfar671/

Belfor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Belfor in the Hindi language
बेलफोरbelaphora-
Belfor in the Russian language
Бельфорbelfor-

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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
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  • 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 Belfor
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