Belley Surname
Approximately 4,715 people bear this surname
Belley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 3,681 | 1:10,010 | 1,498 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| France | 206 | 1:322,440 | 48,940 |
| Italy | 204 | 1:299,788 | 37,710 |
| United States | 199 | 1:1,821,402 | 119,204 |
| Hungary | 44 | 1:223,097 | 18,334 |
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Niger | 18 | 1:1,066,223 | 23,213 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 1:3,347,912 | 150,340 |
The alternate forms: Bélley (30) & Belléy (1) are calculated separately.
Belley (81) may also be a first name.
Belley Demographics
Average Belley Salary in
United States
$45,423 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Belley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Belley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Belley (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻠﻲ) occurs in Canada more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Bélley or Belléy. For other potential spellings of Belley click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Belley? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 100,221st most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,545,609 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Belley live; 82 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Gallo-North America. Belley is also the 1,068,082nd most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 81 people.
It is most numerous in Canada, where it is borne by 3,681 people, or 1 in 10,010. In Canada it is most prevalent in: Quebec, where 93 percent are found, Alberta, where 3 percent are found and Ontario, where 3 percent are found. Other than Canada this last name is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 6 percent are found and France, where 4 percent are found.
Belley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Belley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Belley last name expanded 1,327 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Belley Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Belley surname are 24.04% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 77.27% being registered with the party.
The amount Belley earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.27% more than the national average, earning $45,423 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.29% less than the national average, earning $42,088 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Belley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Belley in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻠﻲ | bly | - |
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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 Belley
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