View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Belk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Belk (Arabic: بيلك, Russian: Белк) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Bělk. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 53,737^th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 767,595 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Belk reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Belk is also the 910,230^th most frequently held first name worldwide. It is borne by 107 people.

The last name Belk is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 7,985 people, or 1 in 45,392. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 21 percent reside, South Carolina, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States it exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in England, where 5 percent reside and Morocco, where 3 percent reside.

Belk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Belk has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Belk surname rose 842 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 162 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Belk Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Belk are 18.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.84% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Belk earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.93% less than the national average, earning $40,591 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.33% less than the national average, earning $48,027 CAD per year.