Belo Surname
Approximately 123,961 people bear this surname
Belo Surname User-submission:
The Belo surname means 'beautiful' in Portuguese.
Belo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 39,476 | 1:5,423 | 400 |
| East Timor | 34,585 | 1:35 | 8 |
| Angola | 9,268 | 1:2,912 | 462 |
| Philippines | 7,190 | 1:14,080 | 1,509 |
| Portugal | 6,841 | 1:1,523 | 229 |
| Mozambique | 6,798 | 1:4,010 | 928 |
| Sudan | 4,480 | 1:8,373 | 1,185 |
| Nigeria | 3,133 | 1:56,541 | 4,259 |
| Israel | 2,040 | 1:4,195 | 604 |
| DR Congo | 1,416 | 1:52,175 | 6,298 |
| Indonesia | 1,304 | 1:101,418 | 10,442 |
| Benin | 912 | 1:11,333 | 1,554 |
| United States | 876 | 1:413,766 | 35,960 |
| Argentina | 589 | 1:72,569 | 6,170 |
| South Africa | 418 | 1:129,612 | 15,180 |
| Malawi | 314 | 1:54,519 | 7,527 |
| India | 293 | 1:2,617,971 | 82,260 |
| Solomon Islands | 291 | 1:1,993 | 163 |
| Canada | 259 | 1:142,261 | 14,635 |
| France | 240 | 1:276,761 | 42,544 |
| Papua New Guinea | 229 | 1:35,606 | 4,235 |
| Ukraine | 220 | 1:206,921 | 27,857 |
| Thailand | 219 | 1:322,550 | 55,591 |
| Uruguay | 218 | 1:15,742 | 1,780 |
| Niger | 210 | 1:91,391 | 3,845 |
| Venezuela | 192 | 1:157,313 | 4,763 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Cameroon | 179 | 1:116,028 | 13,362 |
| Zimbabwe | 166 | 1:93,001 | 13,275 |
| Congo | 129 | 1:38,675 | 3,672 |
| England | 104 | 1:535,751 | 33,356 |
| Taiwan | 88 | 1:266,418 | 2,209 |
| Pakistan | 78 | 1:2,290,306 | 20,782 |
| Russia | 76 | 1:1,896,356 | 120,402 |
| Netherlands | 74 | 1:228,205 | 30,213 |
| Liberia | 71 | 1:62,092 | 5,420 |
| Burkina Faso | 68 | 1:269,884 | 5,074 |
| Germany | 65 | 1:1,238,546 | 79,660 |
| Spain | 64 | 1:730,501 | 31,369 |
| Turkey | 62 | 1:1,255,184 | 52,483 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Bulgaria | 29 | 1:240,652 | 12,777 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Ivory Coast | 26 | 1:887,355 | 22,826 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Slovakia | 21 | 1:254,117 | 39,106 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Paraguay | 20 | 1:361,837 | 5,406 |
| Czechia | 19 | 1:559,656 | 56,138 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Transnistria | 10 | 1:47,470 | 7,079 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| Albania | 8 | 1:364,257 | 16,885 |
| North Macedonia | 8 | 1:262,684 | 15,306 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| Colombia | 6 | 1:7,962,345 | 23,614 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Lesotho | 5 | 1:406,512 | 17,363 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 76 | 1:660,772 | 43,333 |
The alternate forms: Belô (3), Bélo (3), Beló (2), Belò (2) & Bêlo (1) are calculated separately.
Belo (13,452) may also be a first name.
Belo Surname Meaning
Belo Demographics
Average Male Belo Height
174.26 cm
Average Female Belo Height
164 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Belo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Belo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Belo (Bengali: বেলো, Georgian: ბელო, Hindi: बेलो, Marathi: बेलो, Oriya: େବେଲା, Russian: Бело) is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Belô, Bélo, Beló, Belò or Bêlo. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Belo? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,539th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 58,789 people. The last name Belo occurs predominantly in Asia, where 37 percent of Belo reside; 35 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 32 percent reside in Luso-South America. Belo is also the 50,084th most commonly used forename worldwide It is held by 13,452 people.
It is most widely held in Brazil, where it is borne by 39,476 people, or 1 in 5,423. In Brazil Belo is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 17 percent live, Pernambuco, where 15 percent live and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent live. Barring Brazil it occurs in 124 countries. It also occurs in East Timor, where 28 percent live and Angola, where 7 percent live.
Belo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Belo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Belo last name expanded 1,153 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 5,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Belo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Belo surname is chiefly Muslim (66%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Belo last name are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Belo earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 32.27% less than the national average, earning R 160,944 per year; in Colombia they earn 128.36% more than the national average, earning $51,843,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 20.99% more than the national average, earning $52,207 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.2% more than the national average, earning $54,256 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Belo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Belo in the Georgian language | ||
| ბელო | belo | - |
| Belo in the Bengali language | ||
| বেলো | belo | - |
| Belo in the Hindi language | ||
| बेलो | belo | - |
| Belo in the Marathi language | ||
| बेलो | belo | - |
| Belo in the Oriya language | ||
| େବେଲା | ebela | 50 |
| େବଲ | ebala | 47.44 |
| େବଳ | ebala | 2.56 |
| Belo in the Russian language | ||
| Бело | belo | - |
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Footnotes
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