Belfort Surname

56,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,012 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Haiti

Belfort Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belfort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4,6371:46,1671,831
Haiti2,1601:4,946614
Chad8671:15,6771,955
France5471:121,43118,380
United States3351:1,081,96778,689
Venezuela1371:220,4685,746
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Russia411:3,515,196179,721
England361:1,547,72466,012
Ecuador361:441,82910,328
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Costa Rica161:298,7543,169
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Belfort (247) may also be a first name.

Belfort Last Name Facts

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

The surname Belfort (Russian: Белфорт) is found most frequently in Brazil. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belfort? popularity and diffusion

It is the 56,286th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 808,649 people. Belfort occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Belfort are found; 53 percent are found in South America and 51 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 567,531st most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 247 people.

The surname is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 4,637 people, or 1 in 46,167. In Brazil Belfort is mostly found in: Maranhão, where 58 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent are found and São Paulo, where 7 percent are found. Apart from Brazil Belfort is found in 41 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 24 percent are found and Chad, where 10 percent are found.

Belfort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Belfort has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Belfort last name rose 5,583 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Belfort Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Belfort surname are 45.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 98.36% registered with the party.

The amount Belfort earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 22.34% less than the national average, earning $17,630,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.36% less than the national average, earning $41,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.37% less than the national average, earning $36,084 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belforte931,034/
Bellfort9325/
Belforth9316/
Belfourt931/
Belfortd931/
Belfortt931/
Belfor921,033/
Belfortte8813/
Belforthe881/
Belfforte881/
Belford865,498/
Belfour86225/
Belfore8658/
Belfert8617/
Welfort862/
Bilfort861/
Belfart861/
Belffor861/
Bellfor861/
Belfoure8066/
Vielfort8037/
Bellford8036/
Wellfort8014/
Bellfore807/
Belfourd803/
Behelfor803/
Bellfour802/
Beulford801/
Wehlfort801/
Beslford800/
Belfford800/
Belfar773,302/
Blfour771/
Blford770/
Welford713,581/
Vilfort712,205/
Belfarh71700/
Wilfort71205/
Bilford7129/
Belfard716/
Belferd715/
Belfare714/
Belfeur712/
Belffar711/
Velford711/
Welfart710/
Bilfert710/
Billfor710/
Wellford67336/
Willfort6747/
Billford677/
Belphore674/
Wilfordt672/
Wilforth672/
Belfarre671/
Vilfourt671/
Welfords671/
Welfford671/
Weslford671/
Bilfford671/

Belfort Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Belfort in the Russian language
Белфортbelfort-

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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
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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 Belfort
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