Belvis Surname

169,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Belvis Surname User-submission:

Bellvís and Belvís, are Catalan surnames coming from the Latin, bellu visus, meaning 'lovely view'. Bellvís should be pronounced: Beyvís.

Belvis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,7161:58,9979,932
Spain4961:94,2587,835
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Brazil471:4,554,773120,089
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
France71:9,488,960336,266
Puerto Rico61:591,6903,707
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432

The alternate forms: Belvís (3) are calculated separately.

Belvis (279) may also be a first name.

Belvis Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Bellvís and Belvís, are Catalan surnames coming from the Latin, bellu visus, meaning 'lovely view'. Bellvís should be pronounced: Beyvís.

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Belvis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Belvis occurs more in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Belvís. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Belvis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 169,063rd most frequently held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,853,385 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Belvis are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 65 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 531,524th most widespread first name on earth. It is borne by 279 people.

This last name is most common in The Philippines, where it is held by 1,716 people, or 1 in 58,997. In The Philippines it is most numerous in: Western Visayas, where 42 percent live, National Capital Region, where 16 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 11 percent live. Outside of The Philippines Belvis exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Belvis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Belvis surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Belvis earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.89% less than the national average, earning $40,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.23% less than the national average, earning $37,646 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belvís943/
Belvois927/
Belvise922/
Belviss921/
Belvi91145/
Balvis83215/
Belviz83193/
Velvis83116/
Belves8396/
Belviy8389/
Welvis8352/
Belvie8315/
Behlvi838/
Belvai835/
Belvit834/
Belvès831/
Betlvi831/
Belvoix77116/
Belvitt7733/
Belvees7719/
Bilvais775/
Belvess772/
Balvais771/
Bejlevi771/
Bealwis771/
Balvish771/
Belvese771/
Belveys771/
Belveus771/
Belva73305/
Belvy73251/
Belve7313/
Bilvi7311/
Velvi736/
Belvitch7138/
Boilvise710/
Belempis710/
Belver671,119/
Baluis67997/
Bolves67167/
Velves67108/
Balwis6764/
Belvez6744/
Belvet6729/
Balves6728/
Belvey6717/
Belvoy6710/
Belvér676/
Bhelva675/
Belveu673/
Balviz672/
Bilvio672/
Beilve671/
Balvís671/
Vilvis671/
Bilves671/
Belvay671/
Bhelve671/
Wilvis671/
Velvai671/
Velviz671/
Belved671/
Belhbeish671/

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