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

Belt (Russian: Бельт) is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Belţ. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 35,565^th most frequently held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 490,612 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Belt reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 476,238^th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 337 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 11,888 people, or 1 in 30,489. In The United States Belt is most numerous in: Maryland, where 9 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Missouri, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 71 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 8 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Belt Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Belt has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 569 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 36 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Belt Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Belt last name are 20.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.5% being registered to vote for the political 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.