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

The surname Belfry occurs most in Canada. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Belfry click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belfry? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 553,576th most commonly occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 12,651,989 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Belfry reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,270,172nd most numerous first name globally It is held by 60 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is held by 388 people, or 1 in 94,963. In Canada it is most common in: Ontario, where 75 percent reside, British Columbia, where 11 percent reside and Manitoba, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account Canada it exists 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 prevalency of Belfry has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Belfry surname grew 976 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Belfry Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Belfry last name are 1.94% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.17% being registered to vote for 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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