Bellec Surname

71,933rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bellec Surname User-submission:

Bellec means 'abbot' or 'priest' in the Bretagne language.

Bellec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France6,6881:9,932947
Canada601:614,09350,489
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
England181:3,095,448105,421
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Bellec Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bellec means 'abbot' or 'priest' in the Bretagne language.

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Bellec Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bellec is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bellec? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 71,933rd most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 1,062,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Bellec are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most numerous in France, where it is held by 6,688 people, or 1 in 9,932. In France Bellec is primarily concentrated in: Brittany, where 54 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 15 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 9 percent are found. Barring France this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent are found and New Caledonia, where 0 percent are found.

Bellec Last Name Statistics demography

Bellec earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $47,181 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belleci92219/
Belleck9224/
Bellech922/
Bielleck861/
Belleche861/
Belles835,731/
Bellek83714/
Bellez83185/
Belleg83181/
Bellic8374/
Billec8340/
Bellej838/
Bellex834/
Blec80103/
Belleiche803/
Belleache801/
Billeci771,643/
Billeck77265/
Bellich77219/
Bellici77155/
Belletz7778/
Bellick7777/
Vellech7722/
Belleas775/
Bellegh772/
Bellets772/
Belleke772/
Bellesz771/
Billech771/
Bellejz771/
Bleck733,449/
Blech733,119/
Blejc7395/
Blecz734/
Bleci732/
Blles732/
Blecq731/
Bleac731/
Bleic731/
Belleque71151/
Böllecke7143/
Billecke7123/
Bellisch7111/
Bellaich7111/
Bellegue717/
Belliche715/
Bellezzs711/
Bellayck711/
Biellets711/
Bellis679,127/
Bleich674,411/
Bellaiche671,817/
Bleach671,596/
Billes67797/
Blesch67677/
Bleeck67650/
Bellik67641/
Blieck67625/
Bleick67407/
Bülles67385/
Billek67316/
Blecke67263/
Bleech67133/
Bellig67130/
Bellaigue6773/
Bellés6765/
Villec6750/
Bletch6743/
Billeg6735/
Billic6733/
Bellix6729/
Bliecq6728/
Blejch6722/
Belliz6721/
Bellić6713/
Bellyk679/
Bleack676/
Bellaisch676/
Billez675/
Bleche675/
Bellès673/
Bleckt672/
Bölles672/
Billej672/
Blechs671/
Blecsh671/
Bllegh671/
Bellekova671/
Beelleque671/
Billex670/
Bylles670/

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