Bello Surname
Approximately 1,354,415 people bear this surname
Bello Surname Definition:
Adjective from the latin "bellus" - beautiful.
Found in Galicia, Orense, and Leon. Names of villages near Oviedo and Teruel. Derived from latin "bellus" - beautiful, perfect.
Galician name found throughout the Peninsula.
Read More About This SurnameBello Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 993,587 | 1:178 | 16 |
| Mexico | 52,442 | 1:2,367 | 344 |
| Venezuela | 42,546 | 1:710 | 141 |
| Colombia | 31,466 | 1:1,518 | 301 |
| Cameroon | 28,704 | 1:724 | 47 |
| Philippines | 26,459 | 1:3,826 | 287 |
| United States | 16,890 | 1:21,460 | 2,711 |
| Niger | 14,881 | 1:1,290 | 170 |
| Spain | 14,380 | 1:3,251 | 387 |
| Cuba | 13,471 | 1:855 | 144 |
| Dominican Republic | 13,404 | 1:778 | 143 |
| Italy | 11,198 | 1:5,461 | 655 |
| Brazil | 9,744 | 1:21,970 | 1,028 |
| Chad | 8,088 | 1:1,681 | 316 |
| Benin | 7,959 | 1:1,299 | 160 |
| Chile | 7,811 | 1:2,255 | 401 |
| Argentina | 7,667 | 1:5,575 | 598 |
| Sudan | 7,280 | 1:5,152 | 743 |
| Ghana | 6,373 | 1:4,240 | 607 |
| Malawi | 5,594 | 1:3,060 | 384 |
| Togo | 5,040 | 1:1,438 | 143 |
| Nicaragua | 4,290 | 1:1,404 | 265 |
| Peru | 3,642 | 1:8,727 | 1,275 |
| England | 2,475 | 1:22,512 | 3,147 |
| France | 2,042 | 1:32,528 | 3,945 |
| Ecuador | 2,020 | 1:7,874 | 1,274 |
| Mali | 1,678 | 1:10,113 | 515 |
| Uruguay | 1,318 | 1:2,604 | 305 |
| Portugal | 1,019 | 1:10,224 | 874 |
| Egypt | 915 | 1:100,476 | 8,511 |
| Albania | 741 | 1:3,933 | 717 |
| Canada | 723 | 1:50,962 | 6,157 |
| Bolivia | 717 | 1:14,807 | 1,407 |
| Costa Rica | 637 | 1:7,504 | 452 |
| Panama | 607 | 1:6,445 | 696 |
| Gabon | 505 | 1:3,741 | 657 |
| Ivory Coast | 402 | 1:57,391 | 3,414 |
| Switzerland | 381 | 1:21,556 | 3,436 |
| Paraguay | 379 | 1:19,094 | 791 |
| Burkina Faso | 301 | 1:60,970 | 2,481 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Netherlands | 246 | 1:68,647 | 11,709 |
| United Arab Emirates | 245 | 1:37,397 | 3,942 |
| Tanzania | 224 | 1:236,346 | 19,344 |
| Iran | 218 | 1:352,213 | 23,514 |
| Puerto Rico | 200 | 1:17,751 | 673 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Germany | 196 | 1:410,742 | 37,603 |
| Australia | 195 | 1:138,439 | 14,922 |
| Congo | 191 | 1:26,121 | 2,814 |
| Belgium | 144 | 1:79,838 | 12,578 |
| Russia | 143 | 1:1,007,854 | 77,587 |
| Ireland | 137 | 1:34,372 | 2,882 |
| South Africa | 137 | 1:395,458 | 35,012 |
| Greece | 120 | 1:92,332 | 15,587 |
| Bahrain | 88 | 1:15,325 | 3,085 |
| Singapore | 86 | 1:64,043 | 2,603 |
| Guatemala | 83 | 1:193,767 | 3,770 |
| Thailand | 81 | 1:872,078 | 137,928 |
| Zimbabwe | 77 | 1:200,497 | 23,224 |
| El Salvador | 71 | 1:89,351 | 1,570 |
| Indonesia | 61 | 1:2,168,020 | 133,281 |
| Liberia | 60 | 1:73,476 | 6,204 |
| Jordan | 58 | 1:152,456 | 8,483 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 53 | 1:25,735 | 2,796 |
| Kuwait | 48 | 1:79,181 | 9,331 |
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| Taiwan | 43 | 1:545,227 | 4,074 |
| Scotland | 42 | 1:127,472 | 7,985 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Cyprus | 38 | 1:23,286 | 2,691 |
| Aruba | 37 | 1:2,797 | 396 |
| Namibia | 37 | 1:65,119 | 7,152 |
| Senegal | 37 | 1:394,036 | 1,909 |
| India | 35 | 1:21,916,154 | 310,282 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:91,016 | 7,411 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| Guam | 29 | 1:5,521 | 755 |
| Poland | 26 | 1:1,461,875 | 85,446 |
| Gambia | 25 | 1:76,938 | 264 |
| China | 23 | 1:59,448,764 | 3,236 |
| Croatia | 20 | 1:211,430 | 24,636 |
| Northern Ireland | 18 | 1:102,502 | 6,334 |
| Uganda | 18 | 1:2,168,849 | 67,754 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Palestine | 16 | 1:284,303 | 10,570 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Slovakia | 13 | 1:410,496 | 52,415 |
| Syria | 13 | 1:1,484,694 | 8,122 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1:564,472 | 34,222 |
| Tunisia | 10 | 1:61,063 | 7,682 |
| Turkey | 10 | 1:7,782,142 | 126,629 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Czechia | 9 | 1:1,181,497 | 85,740 |
| Honduras | 9 | 1:979,605 | 4,574 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Sierra Leone | 9 | 1:787,737 | 678 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Afghanistan | 8 | 1:4,019,148 | 21,487 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1:996,986 | 34,534 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Guinea | 5 | 1:2,366,763 | 1,841 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Zambia | 4 | 1:3,962,480 | 38,524 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Bhutan | 2 | 1:308,020 | 1,264 |
| Brunei | 2 | 1:209,366 | 3,098 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
The alternate forms: Bellò (80), Belló (40), Béllo (3) & Bèllo (1) are calculated separately.
Bello (614,563) may also be a first name.
Bello Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Adjective from the latin "bellus" - beautiful.
Found in Galicia, Orense, and Leon. Names of villages near Oviedo and Teruel. Derived from latin "bellus" - beautiful, perfect.
Galician name found throughout the Peninsula.
User-submitted Reference
Belló and Bellós, with an accent on the o, are Catalan surnames coming from the Latin surname, Belinus. They should be pronounced Beyó and Beyós.
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Bello Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bello Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bello (Arabic: بللو, Hindi: बेल्लो, Marathi: बेलो, Russian: Белло) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Bellò, Belló, Béllo or Bèllo. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bello? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 375th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,381 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Bello live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,610th most widely held first name in the world, held by 614,563 people.
The surname is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 993,587 people, or 1 in 178. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 14 percent are found, Kebbi, where 12 percent are found and Zamfara, where 7 percent are found. Besides Nigeria it occurs in 163 countries. It also occurs in Mexico, where 4 percent are found and Venezuela, where 3 percent are found.
Bello Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Bello has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 38,386 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 35,357 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bello Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Muslim (85%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Bello last name are 1.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.6% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bello earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 3.89% less than the national average, earning €28,861 per year; in Peru they earn 15.94% more than the national average, earning S/. 22,475 per year; in South Africa they earn 4.27% more than the national average, earning R 247,788 per year; in Colombia they earn 4.51% more than the national average, earning $23,727,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 2.32% less than the national average, earning $42,149 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.95% more than the national average, earning $54,624 CAD per year.
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Bello Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bello in the Marathi language | ||
| बेलो | belo | - |
| Bello in the Hindi language | ||
| बेल्लो | bello | 50 |
| बिल्लो | billo | 50 |
| Bello in the Russian language | ||
| Белло | bello | - |
| Bello in the Arabic language | ||
| بللو | bllw | - |
| بيللو | byllw | - |
| بيليو | bylyw | - |
| بيلو | bylw | - |
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