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) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Belô, Bélo, Beló, Belò or Bêlo. For other possible spellings of Belo click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Belo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,539th most common surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 58,789 people. The last name Belo occurs mostly in Asia, where 37 percent of Belo live; 35 percent live in Southeast Asia and 32 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 50,084th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 13,452 people.
The surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is borne by 39,476 people, or 1 in 5,423. In Brazil Belo is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 17 percent are found, Pernambuco, where 15 percent are found and Rio de Janeiro, where 9 percent are found. Other than Brazil this surname is found in 124 countries. It also occurs in East Timor, where 28 percent are found and Angola, where 7 percent are found.
Belo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Belo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Belo surname rose 1,153 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 5,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Belo Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally 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 Democrats than the national average, with 69.23% being registered with 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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