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Where Does The Last Name Belt Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Belt (Russian: Бельт) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Belţ. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belt? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 35,565^th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 490,612 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Belt are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 476,238^th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 337 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 11,888 people, or 1 in 30,489. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Maryland, where 9 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Missouri, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States Belt is found in 71 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Belt Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Belt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Belt surname increased 569 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 36 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Belt Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Belt surname are 20.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.5% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Belt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.08% more than the national average, earning 349,813 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 198.21% more than the national average, earning R 708,672 per year; in United States they earn 4.23% less than the national average, earning $41,325 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.68% more than the national average, earning $52,504 CAD per year.