Belzu Surname

389,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 910 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bolivia
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Belzu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Belzu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bolivia7831:13,5591,328
Peru791:402,33112,852
Chile201:880,82418,509
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

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

Belzu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Belzu is carried by more people in Bolivia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Belzú. Click here for other possible spellings of Belzu.

How Common Is The Last Name Belzu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Belzu is the 389,400th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 8,008,292 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Belzu are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 95 percent are found in Andean South America.

The surname Belzu is most frequent in Bolivia, where it is borne by 783 people, or 1 in 13,559. In Bolivia it is most numerous in: Oruro Department, where 35 percent live, Cochabamba Department, where 25 percent live and La Paz Department, where 19 percent live. Apart from Bolivia this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Peru, where 9 percent live and Chile, where 2 percent live.

Belzu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Belzu earn in different countries varies notably. In Peru they earn 5.52% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,455 per year and in United States they earn 26.83% more than the national average, earning $54,725 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Belzú932/
Belzuz91107/
Blzu892/
Belzouz8364/
Belzouh831/
Bellzuh830/
Blezu80227/
Belsu8035/
Belcu8023/
Belzzouz771/
Belciu731,230/
Belgiu73152/
Belcou7350/
Belchu7335/
Belsou736/
Beljau732/
Belsau732/
Belcau731/
Belsuz731/
Beldjou6797/
Beltsou6757/
Belchou6719/
Beljous6712/
Belchuh678/
Belcius672/
Belceus672/
Beljouz671/
Besljou671/
Belssou671/
Belchus670/

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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 Belzu
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