Belyj Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Belyj Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belyj Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2361:610,69153,703
Belarus341:279,44332,011
Iran91:8,531,392160,212
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Kazakhstan71:2,526,071102,287
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Bělyj (2) are calculated separately.

Belyj Last Name Facts

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

Belyj is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Bělyj. Click here to see other possible spellings of Belyj.

How Common Is The Last Name Belyj? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 887,624th most widely held surname globally, borne by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. Belyj is primarily found in Europe, where 77 percent of Belyj live; 76 percent live in Eastern Europe and 76 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 236 people, or 1 in 610,691. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 19 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 11 percent reside and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Russia it exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 11 percent reside and Iran, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bělyj932/
Bilyj80202/
Belja80154/
Belye8033/
Belji8027/
Belje8018/
Belyea732,384/
Betlej731,333/
Beliyo73212/
Beljio73116/
Behley7336/
Belija7334/
Belyha7314/
Beljoi7311/
Beliyd7311/
Belgey7311/
Beljee7310/
Beliyz737/
Beljid736/
Beljai735/
Beljer733/
Belije733/
Belyey733/
Bealye731/
Belyhy731/
Beilje731/
Beleay731/
Belgej731/
Beelje731/
Beljea731/
Beliji731/
Beliey731/
Belyez731/
Belyed730/
Beljay730/
Belyejová711/
Belehaj6720/
Beljaya674/
Bealyer673/
Bielija673/
Beliych671/
Belhjer671/
Belijgi671/
Beaslye671/
Belijoy671/
Beatlye670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Belyj
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