Bellah Surname

44,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,748 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Bellah Surname User-submission:

The surname Bellah comes from the Arabic expression bi'allah, which means 'by Allah'.

Bellah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh6,5791:24,2221,654
United States1,8441:196,56119,371
Algeria1,4241:27,1294,922
Egypt1,2201:75,3576,848
Liberia1721:25,6312,503
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Mauritania1141:35,9202,863
Iran631:1,218,77052,259
Niger371:518,70313,483
Cameroon331:629,36647,277
Tanzania131:4,072,43252,852
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
France41:16,605,680368,153
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
England31:18,572,686338,250
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2121:236,88119,844

Bellah (1,426) may also be a first name.

Bellah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Bellah comes from the Arabic expression bi'allah, which means 'by Allah'.

- ilh

Bellah Last Name Facts

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

Bellah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻼﻩ) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bellah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 44,206th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 620,322 people. Bellah is predominantly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Bellah reside; 57 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 206,669th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 1,426 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 6,579 people, or 1 in 24,222. Barring Bangladesh Bellah exists in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Algeria, where 12 percent are found.

Bellah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bellah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bellah last name grew 870 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bellah Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bellah last name are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the political party.

Bellah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.2% less than the national average, earning $40,904 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bellach92588/
Bellaha92375/
Bellash9221/
Bellahy9213/
Bellahu924/
Bellaih921/
Boellah921/
Bellahs921/
Biellah921/
Bellaah920/
Bella9175,825/
Bllah91186/
Bellaich8611/
Bellaish868/
Bellaaha861/
Bellaach860/
Billah83267,212/
Bellia835,560/
Bellas834,602/
Bellad833,944/
Biella833,125/
Buella832,760/
Bellai831,999/
Bellay831,611/
Bellaj831,226/
Bellat831,055/
Bellaa831,034/
Baella83576/
Bhella83361/
Boella83347/
Bellau83221/
Belloh83164/
Bellaz83105/
Beella8359/
Belloa8342/
Bellea8339/
Bellya8324/
Bellap8318/
Bellla8318/
Beulla8317/
Bllash834/
Bellha833/
Bhllah831/
Blllah831/
Blah806,988/
Blla8021/
Bellaisch806/
Bellahach801/
Billaha771,125/
Bellais77924/
Belloch77636/
Bellaud77384/
Bellass77253/
Bellias77106/
Bellaaj7773/
Bellays7749/
Bellatt7743/
Bellaid7742/
Bellaus7729/
Belloth7714/
Belleih7713/
Bellaiz7713/
Beellya7711/
Billeah7711/
Belliau7711/
Bellhaj7711/
Billahu7710/
Böllath778/
Belliat777/
H'Bella776/
Bhellay776/
Belleas775/
Bellapp774/
Bellgay774/
Belloha774/
Bellaïd772/
Bellouh772/
Bellyat772/
Bellaut772/
Mpellah772/
Bellazz772/
Billash771/
Buullah771/
Hbellat771/
Belliad771/
Belladd771/
Bheella771/
Bhellad771/
Belllia771/
Belhlau771/
Bellait771/
Buellai771/
Buellia771/
Biellay771/
Billahh771/
Vellyah771/
Belladt771/
Bello731,354,415/
Billa7355,391/
Vella7349,451/
Blaha7317,268/
Blach732,519/
Blash732,300/
Bladh731,437/
Bleah73480/
Bylla73334/
Bliah73103/
Bellò7380/
Blahy7370/
Bølla7344/
Belló7340/
Blaih7325/
Vllah7322/
Bhlla7316/
Bllai7310/
Blahá738/
Blahý738/
Bllya738/
Blahd736/
Bllha736/
Blaah735/
Bllau735/
Bölla735/
Blauh733/
Bllas733/
Blajh732/
Blaht732/
Bllad731/
Blahh731/
Bellà731/
Blayh731/
Bélla731/
Bílla731/
B'Lah731/
Bllaz731/
Bellouch712,859/
Billasch7165/
Belleaud7135/
Billaudh717/
Bllahova716/
Hbellatt711/
Belliapp711/
H'Bellat711/
Bellouth711/
Bellault711/
Belleaut711/
Bellhout711/
Belliast710/
Bla6711,208/
Bellot6710,637/
Belley674,715/
Bellei674,245/
Bellos673,978/
Bellio673,578/
Blaich672,044/
Bellou671,905/
Bleach671,596/
Biello671,543/
Blatch671,346/
Baello671,193/
Billha671,084/
Billat671,002/
Belloy67925/
Blahyi67837/
Billia67766/
Billau67655/
Billai67579/
Blauch67552/
Belloi67547/
Bellod67534/
Belllo67528/
Billas67518/
Billay67473/
Bhilla67393/
Vellai67329/
Vellay67222/
Blahey67170/
Billaa67150/
Billad67123/
Vellia6797/
Belloo6789/
Blaush6770/
Belleu6760/
Bellayová6757/
Biolla6752/
Blahay6742/
Billaz6741/
Buello6735/
Builla6734/
Belloj6726/
Billya6721/
Bhello6721/
Blahai6718/
Blaash6718/
Veella6716/
Mpella6716/
Beello6716/
Bliach6714/
Büllau6714/
Blahat6713/
Blaahs6712/
Vellau6712/
Billaj6712/
Billoh6711/
Belloz6710/
Blaháč677/
Boello676/
Billoa675/
Belloň675/
Vellaa674/
Billea674/
Buulla673/
Blahas673/
Bellop673/
Besllo673/
Bellayova673/
Bellão672/
Blaach672/
Blloch672/
Bellós672/
Bellajová672/
Blyash672/
Vllaha672/
Billla671/
Blahiy671/
Bhylla671/
Bhlgah671/
Blahaj671/
Blacht671/
Blaïch671/
Behllo671/
Blauph671/
Byllau671/
Blauht671/
Blaish671/
Vellea671/
Vehlla671/
Åbladh671/
Bellyo671/
Bellás671/
Bellaiová671/
Blashh671/
Bllaut671/
Blliau671/
Bhlach671/
Bladth671/
Blaath671/
Blahad671/
Hbello671/
Bislla671/
Vellho671/
Billho671/
Blahah670/
Blahaa670/
Bladch670/

Bellah Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bellah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻼﻩblah93.22
ﺑﻠﺢblh3.39
ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪballh1.69
ﺑﻼﻫﻲblahy1.69

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