Belfry Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Belfry Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belfry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3881:94,96310,347
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
England31:18,572,686338,250
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Belfry (60) may also be a first name.

Belfry Last Name Facts

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

Belfry is found most frequently in Canada. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belfry? popularity and diffusion

It is the 553,576th most widespread surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,651,989 people. The surname Belfry is predominantly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Belfry are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,270,172nd most widespread first name on earth, held by 60 people.

The surname Belfry is most commonly used in Canada, where it is carried by 388 people, or 1 in 94,963. In Canada Belfry is most prevalent in: Ontario, where 75 percent reside, British Columbia, where 11 percent reside and Manitoba, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Canada it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.

Belfry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Belfry has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Belfry last name increased 976 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Belfry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Belfry are 1.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.17% being registered with the political party.

The amount Belfry earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.02% less than the national average, earning $42,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.83% less than the national average, earning $49,270 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belfroy92593/
Belfrey92112/
Belfray921/
Bellfry920/
Bellfroy861/
Bellfrey860/
Belfra831/
Welfry830/
Belfrid7710/
Belfrai772/
Belfrza771/
Welfrey771/
Belfrit771/
Belfree771/
Belfred770/
Belfroid7185/
Belfrais7182/
Bellfroi711/
Velfre6782/
Velfri672/
Wilfry671/
Vilfroy62364/
Wilfrey628/
Bilfred627/
Velfred623/
Vilfrroy575/
Welfraid571/
Vlfred508/
Wilfre504/
Wilfri501/
Vilfre501/
Wilfra501/

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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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  • 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 Belfry
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