Belfy Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Belfy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belfy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France771:862,633101,453
United States631:5,753,316282,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Belfy (34) may also be a first name.

Belfy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Belfy is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Belfy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,497,948th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 55 percent of Belfy are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 55 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Belfy is also the 1,775,424th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 34 people.

The last name is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 862,633. In France Belfy is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 57 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 27 percent reside and Occitanie, where 9 percent reside. Not including France this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 45 percent reside.

Belfy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Belfy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Belfy surname rose 274 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Belfy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Belfy are 12.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.09% being registered with the party.

Belfy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.12% less than the national average, earning $40,510 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bellfy91147/
Belfay9122/
Belfoy9117/
Belffy911/
Belfiy910/
Bellfoy8313/
Bellfay830/
Belfi80864/
Belfa8027/
Belfe8011/
Welfy800/
Belfer731,407/
Belfie7395/
Belfio7387/
Belfis7387/
Belfit7356/
Bellfi7336/
Belffi7316/
Belfoi737/
Belfai736/
Belfaa734/
Belfeh732/
Belfet732/
Welfey731/
Belfes731/
Bellfa731/
Belfitt67171/
Belferh6784/
Belfaiz679/
Belfais678/
Belfaid675/
Belfeiz671/
Belfest671/
Belfeid671/
Blfi671/
Bellfie670/
Belfist670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Belfy
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