Bels Surname

448,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Bels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3131:212,21333,010
Belgium1781:64,58810,378
Germany1021:789,26958,234
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
Russia241:6,005,127248,576
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Latvia71:292,86424,791
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malta11:430,2723,380
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Bels (58) may also be a first name.

Bels Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bels (Hindi: बेल्स, Russian: Белс) occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bels click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bels? popularity and diffusion

It is the 448,102nd most frequent family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,588,876 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Bels are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Bels is also the 1,295,729th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 58 people.

The last name Bels is most numerous in France, where it is held by 313 people, or 1 in 212,213. In France it is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 60 percent live, Occitanie, where 15 percent live and Île-de-France, where 7 percent live. Beside France it is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 23 percent live and Germany, where 13 percent live.

Bels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bels has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 37 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bels Last Name Statistics demography

Bels earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.15% less than the national average, earning $36,610 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boels891,252/
Bells89849/
Beels89794/
Belső89559/
Belsh89290/
Beuls89264/
Buels8974/
Biels8924/
Belss8921/
Belse8917/
Baels8916/
Behls8916/
Belsø899/
Bel's894/
Belhs893/
Belsz891/
Belst890/
Bls86150/
Belles805,731/
Belshe80780/
Bielss80192/
Belsch8099/
Beglis8035/
Biehls8034/
Bell's8028/
Boelsz8017/
Belsjø8011/
Bellås808/
Beells801/
Bhelse801/
Bellsh801/
Baells801/
Boehls800/
Beelse800/
Bellse800/
Buells800/
Belz7511,607/
Wels752,849/
Bles751,845/
Vels751,080/
Bils75678/
Byls7570/
Uels7547/
Blse755/
Blhs753/
Bhls752/
Belß751/
Blls751/
Blås751/
Blsp751/
Belx751/
Bellese73428/
Belless73127/
Bellest7394/
Geebels7346/
Buelles7336/
Boelsch7320/
Belsova733/
Belsche732/
Bielsch732/
Beglish731/
Bellesz731/
Bellshe731/
Baelles731/
Wells67315,346/
Welsh6782,193/
Bills6717,759/
Bless6712,122/
Belch671,516/
Velsh671,315/
Huels67794/
Blest67570/
Weels67478/
Wiels67478/
Bielz67295/
Belce67254/
Bilse67229/
Blesz67199/
Buils67181/
Voels67171/
Beulz6792/
Baelz6788/
Boelz6785/
Blese6778/
Waels6774/
Welss6766/
Blehs6760/
Welsz6757/
Bellz6752/
Belze6751/
Veels6738/
Woels6738/
Bielß6735/
Böhls6728/
Uells6726/
Vells6726/
Velse6718/
Velst6718/
Belje6718/
Uelsh6717/
Bylls6716/
Viels6715/
Belše6715/
Blæss6715/
Belshova6714/
Biols6714/
Welse6712/
Welhs6712/
Velss6711/
Bilss679/
Blősz678/
Bijls676/
Bellesse675/
Bihls673/
Blles672/
Weëls672/
Belzt671/
Bhils671/
Welsp671/
Welsø671/
Velsz671/
Velsø671/
Bühls671/
Bielś671/
Blsth671/
Beelz670/
Wehls670/
Veuls670/

Bels Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bels in the Hindi language
बेल्सbelsa-
Bels in the Russian language
Белсbels-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bels
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