Bellabas Surname

679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Bellabas Surname User-submission:

This surname originates from among the Berber people of the Kabylia region in the north east of Algeria. The last name of the family was changed to Bellabas in the 1800s, when France colonized Algeria.

Bellabas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4261:90,68413,875
France91:7,380,302306,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Bellabás (12) are calculated separately.

Bellabas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from among the Berber people of the Kabylia region in the north east of Algeria. The last name of the family was changed to Bellabas in the 1800s, when France colonized Algeria.

- juba

Bellabas Last Name Facts

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

Bellabas occurs in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Bellabás. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bellabas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 679,794th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Bellabas live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Mahgreb.

The last name is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is held by 426 people, or 1 in 90,684. In Algeria Bellabas is mostly concentrated in: Tizi Ouzou Province, where 36 percent reside, Blida Province, where 23 percent reside and Bouïra Province, where 19 percent reside. Aside from Algeria it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in France, where 2 percent reside and Qatar, where 0 percent reside.

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