Billet Surname
Approximately 10,161 people bear this surname
Billet Surname Definition:
Probably a corruption of the great baronial name Belet.
Billet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 7,505 | 1:8,850 | 785 |
| United States | 1,148 | 1:315,731 | 28,863 |
| South Africa | 617 | 1:87,808 | 10,786 |
| Belgium | 293 | 1:39,238 | 6,423 |
| Germany | 62 | 1:1,298,475 | 82,291 |
| Netherlands | 51 | 1:331,121 | 38,060 |
| Canada | 51 | 1:722,463 | 57,796 |
| Italy | 50 | 1:1,223,134 | 75,323 |
| Israel | 49 | 1:174,646 | 17,612 |
| Argentina | 47 | 1:909,434 | 58,335 |
| Lesotho | 46 | 1:44,186 | 7,268 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Jamaica | 18 | 1:159,442 | 5,298 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Philippines | 13 | 1:7,787,556 | 197,164 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 75 | 1:325,005 | 21,260 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:174,268 | 6,522 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 236 | 1:212,791 | 18,243 |
Billet (89) may also be a first name.
Billet Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Probably a corruption of the great baronial name Belet.
Lower thinks this name a probable corruption of the great baronial name Belet. It would rather seem to be a diminutive of Bill for William. Belet is doubtless a corruption of Bellot, a diminutive of Bel for Isabella.
Billet Demographics
Average Billet Salary in
United States
$42,013 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Billet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Billet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Billet occurs most in France. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Billet? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 50,489th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 717,208 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 78 percent of Billet live; 77 percent live in Western Europe and 74 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Billet is also the 1,011,231st most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 89 people.
The surname Billet is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 7,505 people, or 1 in 8,850. In France Billet is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 18 percent live, Hauts-de-France, where 16 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 13 percent live. Besides France this surname occurs in 52 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.
Billet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Billet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Billet surname increased 486 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 55 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Billet Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Billet are 27.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.03% being registered with the party.
The amount Billet earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 24.48% less than the national average, earning 261,369 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.04% less than the national average, earning R 125,844 per year; in United States they earn 2.63% less than the national average, earning $42,013 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $56,298 CAD per year.
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Billet Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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