Bello Surname

375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,354,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

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.

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Bello Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria993,5871:17816
Mexico52,4421:2,367344
Venezuela42,5461:710141
Colombia31,4661:1,518301
Cameroon28,7041:72447
Philippines26,4591:3,826287
United States16,8901:21,4602,711
Niger14,8811:1,290170
Spain14,3801:3,251387
Cuba13,4711:855144
Dominican Republic13,4041:778143
Italy11,1981:5,461655
Brazil9,7441:21,9701,028
Chad8,0881:1,681316
Benin7,9591:1,299160
Chile7,8111:2,255401
Argentina7,6671:5,575598
Sudan7,2801:5,152743
Ghana6,3731:4,240607
Malawi5,5941:3,060384
Togo5,0401:1,438143
Nicaragua4,2901:1,404265
Peru3,6421:8,7271,275
England2,4751:22,5123,147
France2,0421:32,5283,945
Ecuador2,0201:7,8741,274
Mali1,6781:10,113515
Uruguay1,3181:2,604305
Portugal1,0191:10,224874
Egypt9151:100,4768,511
Albania7411:3,933717
Canada7231:50,9626,157
Bolivia7171:14,8071,407
Costa Rica6371:7,504452
Panama6071:6,445696
Gabon5051:3,741657
Ivory Coast4021:57,3913,414
Switzerland3811:21,5563,436
Paraguay3791:19,094791
Burkina Faso3011:60,9702,481
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Netherlands2461:68,64711,709
United Arab Emirates2451:37,3973,942
Tanzania2241:236,34619,344
Iran2181:352,21323,514
Puerto Rico2001:17,751673
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Germany1961:410,74237,603
Australia1951:138,43914,922
Congo1911:26,1212,814
Belgium1441:79,83812,578
Russia1431:1,007,85477,587
Ireland1371:34,3722,882
South Africa1371:395,45835,012
Greece1201:92,33215,587
Bahrain881:15,3253,085
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Guatemala831:193,7673,770
Thailand811:872,078137,928
Zimbabwe771:200,49723,224
El Salvador711:89,3511,570
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
Liberia601:73,4766,204
Jordan581:152,4568,483
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Trinidad and Tobago531:25,7352,796
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Taiwan431:545,2274,074
Scotland421:127,4727,985
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Cyprus381:23,2862,691
Aruba371:2,797396
Namibia371:65,1197,152
Senegal371:394,0361,909
India351:21,916,154310,282
Wales341:91,0167,411
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Guam291:5,521755
Poland261:1,461,87585,446
Gambia251:76,938264
China231:59,448,7643,236
Croatia201:211,43024,636
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Uganda181:2,168,84967,754
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Palestine161:284,30310,570
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Slovakia131:410,49652,415
Syria131:1,484,6948,122
Israel111:777,96750,646
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Tunisia101:61,0637,682
Turkey101:7,782,142126,629
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Norway91:571,36544,190
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
Swaziland91:144,244719
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Guinea51:2,366,7631,841
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Malta41:107,5681,849
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Belize11:355,4743,977
Dominica11:75,891912
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Macau11:601,6301,582
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:1,141,33465,198

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.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

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.

- a1956

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 most in Nigeria. It can also be found in the variant forms: Bellò, Belló, Béllo or Bèllo. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bello? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 375th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 5,381 people. The last name Bello is primarily 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 frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 614,563 people.

The surname Bello is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 993,587 people, or 1 in 178. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Sokoto, where 14 percent live, Kebbi, where 12 percent live and Zamfara, where 7 percent live. Excluding Nigeria Bello occurs in 163 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 4 percent live and Venezuela, where 3 percent live.

Bello Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bello has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bello surname increased 38,386 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 35,357 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bello Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Muslim (85%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Bello surname are 1.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.6% being registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bellò9380/
Belló9340/
Béllo933/
Bèllo931/
Bellot9110,637/
Bellos913,978/
Bellio913,578/
Bellou911,905/
Biello911,543/
Baello911,193/
Belloy91925/
Belloi91547/
Bellod91534/
Belllo91528/
Belloh91164/
Belloo9189/
Belloa9142/
Buello9135/
Belloj9126/
Bhello9121/
Beello9116/
Belloz9110/
Boello916/
Belloň915/
Bellop913/
Besllo913/
Behllo911/
Bellyo911/
Hbello911/
Bllo89117/
Bellout836,299/
Belliot831,915/
Bellouz83958/
Belloch83636/
Bellott83498/
Bellois83453/
Bellios83224/
Bellous8390/
Belloit8357/
Belluot8342/
Belloth8314/
Belloud8310/
Belloux839/
Behello835/
Belloha834/
Bellouh832/
Belloos832/
Belloss831/
Belloys831/
Bellioz831/
Belloyt831/
Belhlou831/
Belllio831/
Belloid830/
Bella8075,825/
Billo804,088/
Vello802,584/
Wello80931/
Byllo805/
Bllou801/
Bellà801/
Bllod801/
Blloy801/
Bellouch772,859/
Beglilio77157/
Belliott772/
Belloggi771/
Bellouth771/
Bellhout771/
Belllouz771/
Blo752,317/
Bellah7311,748/
Bellia735,560/
Bellas734,602/
Billot734,316/
Bellad733,944/
Biella733,125/
Buella732,760/
Vaello731,109/
Bellat731,055/
Bellaa731,034/
Billod73660/
Baella73576/
Vellos73474/
Bhella73361/
Boella73347/
Billio73310/
Billos73308/
Biollo73299/
Velloo73270/
Billoo73239/
Billou73222/
Bellau73221/
Welloh73108/
Bellaz73105/
Vellou73102/
Vellio7395/
Viello7366/
Wellio7361/
Belleu7360/
Beella7359/
Vellot7347/
Velloz7329/
Bellya7324/
Ouello7324/
Billoy7322/
Billoi7321/
Bellap7318/
Bellla7318/
Beulla7317/
Billoh7311/
Huello739/
Wellou738/
Billyo737/
Welloo736/
Billop735/
Wellot735/
Billoa735/
Mpello734/
Bellha733/
Uhello733/
Blloch732/
Byllos732/
Bellós732/
Bhillo732/
Bellás731/
Bylloo731/
Byllot731/
Byollo731/
Billoz731/
Vellho731/
Billho731/
Blloyd730/
Vellop730/
Belloňová714/
Blot6716,871/
Blou673,343/
Billiot673,153/
Bloh671,696/
Bloy671,477/
Blos671,474/
Bloß671,412/
Vellios671,145/
Bloj671,012/
Bloi67960/
Billoud67829/
Bellach67588/
Billois67546/
Billoux67527/
Bloa67418/
Bellaud67384/
Bellaha67375/
Bloo67348/
Blyo67272/
Bellass67253/
Huellou67160/
Billoch67154/
Bellias67106/
Bellatt6743/
Blod6740/
Billout6733/
Bellaus6729/
Billios6725/
Bellash6721/
Blla6721/
Byllott6717/
Blio6714/
Houello6714/
Bloz6712/
Beellya6711/
Blop6711/
Belliau6711/
Welloch679/
Billott678/
Mpellou677/
Belliat677/
H'Bella676/
Vehello676/
Vellois675/
Billhod675/
Blho675/
Bellapp674/
Billoit673/
Blliott673/
Billouz673/
Vellott672/
Bellaïd672/
Blgo672/
Bellyat672/
Bellaut672/
Billhot672/
Billous672/
Bluo672/
Bellazz672/
Hbellat671/
Belliad671/
Belladd671/
Billohe671/
Billoot671/
Bheella671/
Bhellad671/
Boellah671/
Velliod671/
Bellahs671/
Wllo671/
Velliot671/
Belllia671/
Bell'lloch671/
Bylloos671/
Buellia671/
Billoët671/
Biollou671/
Biellah671/
Vllo671/
Belladt671/
Welloid670/
Bellaah670/
Billopp670/
Billods670/
Billiod670/

Bello Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bello in the Marathi language
बेलोbelo-
Bello in the Hindi language
बेल्लोbello50
बिल्लोbillo50
Bello in the Russian language
Беллоbello-
Bello in the Arabic language
بللوbllw-
بيللوbyllw-
بيليوbylyw-
بيلوbylw-

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