Bellef Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Bellef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bellef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Bellef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bellef is found most in Iran. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Bellef.

How Common Is The Last Name Bellef? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bellef is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Bellef live; 79 percent live in South Asia and 79 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 5,118,835. In Iran Bellef is mostly concentrated in: Lorestan Province, where 87 percent are found, Ilam Province, where 7 percent are found and Semnan Province, where 7 percent are found. Beside Iran this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belleuf9219/
Bellew835,089/
Bellev834/
Billef833/
Belleb832/
Blef8083/
Velleff7720/
Belleva774/
Belliew774/
Belliev773/
Belleav771/
Bellews771/
Belleaw770/
Bleif7399/
Bleuf7326/
Bleff732/
Bleyf731/
Bllew730/
Billeb67212/
Billew6746/
Vellev6727/
Bleffe6715/
Wellev6710/
Bleife673/
Bleeff672/
Blliff671/
Wellew671/
Belliv671/
Vellew670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bellef
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