Bellow Surname

211,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Bellow Surname Definition:

= Bellew, q.v.

Bellow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3161:275,42525,763
Nigeria4511:392,77820,683
Israel511:167,79717,113
England451:1,238,17956,985
France231:2,887,944200,772
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
China21:683,660,78330,601
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1881:267,12121,813

Bellow (733) may also be a first name.

Bellow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Bellew, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(from a place name) From Belev, a town in Russia.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Hear arms similar to those of Bellew.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bellow Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bellow has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bellow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bellow is the 211,803rd most widely held last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,744,885 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Bellow are found; 62 percent are found in North America and 62 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 304,274th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 733 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,316 people, or 1 in 275,425. In The United States Bellow is primarily found in: Louisiana, where 29 percent live, Texas, where 22 percent live and New York, where 6 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 23 percent live and Israel, where 3 percent live.

Bellow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bellow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bellow surname grew 700 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 37 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bellow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bellow are 38.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bellow earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.91% less than the national average, earning $40,601 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.95% more than the national average, earning $56,115 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bellowe9259/
Baellow9233/
Bellowa922/
Bellowf922/
Buellow921/
Bllow910/
D'Bellow861/
Bhellowa861/
Billow839,781/
Bellof83227/
Bellov8381/
Bellaw8379/
Bellob838/
Büllow833/
Belluw831/
Blow807,421/
Belloff77248/
Bellova77186/
Billgow779/
Bellouf773/
Billlow771/
Belloof771/
Bellaws771/
Billhow770/
Bellofe770/
Blouw732,565/
Blowe731,067/
Blowa7396/
Bloew7337/
Blovw734/
Bloww732/
Bûlow732/
Blowf731/
Bellhoff7112/
Billiows711/
Bellgoff710/
Blouws67153/
Blouwe6728/
Billov6723/
Belluf678/
Boellhoff677/
Vellov676/
Blloff674/
Büllowová674/
Bellab674/
Bellaf672/
Billaw671/
Billof671/
Byllov671/

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