Bellah Surname
Approximately 11,748 people bear this surname
Bellah Surname User-submission:
The surname Bellah comes from the Arabic expression bi'allah, which means 'by Allah'.
Bellah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 6,579 | 1:24,222 | 1,654 |
| United States | 1,844 | 1:196,561 | 19,371 |
| Algeria | 1,424 | 1:27,129 | 4,922 |
| Egypt | 1,220 | 1:75,357 | 6,848 |
| Liberia | 172 | 1:25,631 | 2,503 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Mauritania | 114 | 1:35,920 | 2,863 |
| Iran | 63 | 1:1,218,770 | 52,259 |
| Niger | 37 | 1:518,703 | 13,483 |
| Cameroon | 33 | 1:629,366 | 47,277 |
| Tanzania | 13 | 1:4,072,432 | 52,852 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 212 | 1:236,881 | 19,844 |
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'.
- ilhBellah Demographics
Average Bellah Salary in
United States
$40,904 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bellah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bellah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bellah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻼﻩ) occurs more in Bangladesh more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Bellah.
How Common Is The Last Name Bellah? popularity and diffusion
Bellah is the 44,206th most frequently occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 620,322 people. Bellah is mostly found in Asia, where 57 percent of Bellah reside; 57 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Bellah is also the 206,669th most frequently occurring forename in the world It is held by 1,426 people.
The last name Bellah is most common in Bangladesh, where it is held by 6,579 people, or 1 in 24,222. Not including Bangladesh it exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Algeria, where 12 percent live.
Bellah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bellah has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bellah last name grew 870 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Bellah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Bellah are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% registered with the 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
Bellah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bellah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻼﻩ | blah | 93.22 |
| ﺑﻠﺢ | blh | 3.39 |
| ﺑﺎﻟﻠﻪ | ballh | 1.69 |
| ﺑﻼﻫﻲ | blahy | 1.69 |
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Footnotes
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