Belova Surname
Approximately 157,163 people bear this surname
Belova Surname User-submission:
Version 1. The history of the origin of the name Belov.
The surname Belov dates back to the nicknames of Belaya, Belyay, which were widespread in Russia until the 17th century. Such nicknames could indicate external signs (light complexion, hair), any qualities of a person (kind, light), or 'whitewashed', ie free of taxes.
Read More About This SurnameBelova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 138,500 | 1:1,041 | 59 |
| Ukraine | 5,938 | 1:7,666 | 888 |
| Belarus | 4,242 | 1:2,240 | 173 |
| Kazakhstan | 3,584 | 1:4,934 | 717 |
| Latvia | 918 | 1:2,233 | 263 |
| Uzbekistan | 822 | 1:37,627 | 5,083 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 392 | 1:15,236 | 2,770 |
| Lithuania | 357 | 1:8,500 | 1,511 |
| Bulgaria | 311 | 1:22,440 | 1,945 |
| Transnistria | 309 | 1:1,536 | 165 |
| Moldova | 237 | 1:15,027 | 2,568 |
| United States | 187 | 1:1,938,283 | 125,322 |
| Estonia | 184 | 1:7,184 | 883 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Tajikistan | 127 | 1:66,037 | 1,455 |
| Turkmenistan | 120 | 1:45,743 | 871 |
| Azerbaijan | 79 | 1:122,141 | 3,904 |
| North Macedonia | 78 | 1:26,942 | 3,389 |
| Spain | 59 | 1:792,407 | 32,853 |
| Thailand | 58 | 1:1,217,902 | 177,118 |
| Germany | 55 | 1:1,463,736 | 89,144 |
| Georgia | 48 | 1:78,032 | 7,787 |
| England | 39 | 1:1,428,668 | 62,556 |
| Slovakia | 37 | 1:144,228 | 26,002 |
| Canada | 26 | 1:1,417,138 | 98,245 |
| Armenia | 26 | 1:112,699 | 3,857 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| Greece | 23 | 1:481,730 | 61,288 |
| Finland | 20 | 1:274,835 | 20,939 |
| Romania | 20 | 1:1,003,894 | 52,576 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Sweden | 15 | 1:656,450 | 48,545 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Abkhazia | 3 | 1:80,955 | 3,593 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
The alternate forms: Belová (193), Bělova (31), Bělová (214) & Bélová (43) are calculated separately.
Belova Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Version 1. The history of the origin of the name Belov.
The surname Belov dates back to the nicknames of Belaya, Belyay, which were widespread in Russia until the 17th century. Such nicknames could indicate external signs (light complexion, hair), any qualities of a person (kind, light), or 'whitewashed', ie free of taxes. White, eventually got the name Belov.
Version 2.
All these surnames undoubtedly come from the nicknames of blond, white-faced people; a whitish man was also called a tidy man. Belyay is known as the ancient non-church; the name and in this capacity could break away from its common noun. 'Not everyone who was named Belyay was white, and Chernyai or Chernyshi were black,' notes linguist A. M. Selishchev. (F). The appearance in the second position is characteristic of surnames of Polish origin: Bialkowski - Bialkowski. (U). BUT Bialko, Bialik - Ukrainian. Belyaev. Initially, the patronymic from the Russian non-church male name Belyay. In the past, it was frequent. In the words Tupikov cited from documents 1422-1680. 33 examples of this name, which is a negligible part that has come down to us; the name Belyay could indicate a light complexion, hair or have a different meaning - 'bleached', i.e. free of taxes. Belyakov (almost throughout the Arkhangelsk region). Possible etymological meanings of the foundations: bleached, that is, exempted from taxes; in Vologda dialects, white hare - 'shoes made of white rawhide', in the Kostroma region - 'a white-faced' or 'a white-haired'.
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Average Belova Salary in
United States
$43,705 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Belova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Belova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Belova (Arabic: بيلوفا, Georgian: ბელოვა, Russian: Белова) is most common in Russia. It can occur in the variant forms: Belová, Bělova, Bělová or Bélová. Click here for other possible spellings of Belova.
How Common Is The Last Name Belova? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,567th most commonly used last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 46,369 people. The surname Belova occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Belova live; 75 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Belova is most frequent in Russia, where it is borne by 138,500 people, or 1 in 1,041. In Russia it is most numerous in: Moscow, where 9 percent are found, Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Russia this surname is found in 74 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 4 percent are found and Belarus, where 3 percent are found.
Belova Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Orthodox (81%) in Kazakhstan, Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine and Orthodox (100%) in Uzbekistan.
In The United States those holding the Belova last name are 16.9% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 63.67% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Belova earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 1.29% more than the national average, earning $43,705 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.51% less than the national average, earning $37,504 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Belova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Belova in the Georgian language | ||
| ბელოვა | belova | - |
| Belova in the Russian language | ||
| Белова | belova | - |
| Belova in the Arabic language | ||
| بيلوفا | bylwfa | - |
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