Bellefon Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Bellefon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bellefon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France41:16,605,680368,153
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Bellefon Last Name Facts

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

Bellefon occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bellefon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Bellefon occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Bellefon reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

It is most commonly used in France, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 16,605,680. In France it is most common in: Brittany, where 25 percent live, Île-de-France, where 25 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 25 percent live. Aside from France this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in Mexico, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bellefond9456/
Bellefont9430/
Bellefgoun894/
Bellafon881/
Viellefon8246/
Bellefant8237/
Billafon759/
Villefon751/
Blafon71163/
Bellifant717/
Villefont711/
Blaffon6733/
Blaifon6721/
Bellephant6721/
Billafan6373/
Villefan631/
Villefane591/
Wlifong531/

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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
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  • 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 Bellefon
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