Béla Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Béla Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Béla Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2821:34,8093,790
Czechia251:425,33947,625
Romania81:2,509,73455,065
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Bela (38,761), Běla (100), Bêla (1), Belá (81), Belà (23), Belă (4) & Bělá (1) are calculated separately.

Béla (83,385) may also be a first name.

Béla Last Name Facts

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

The surname Béla is most common in Hungary. It can also occur as: Bela, Běla, Bêla, Belá, Belà, Belă or Bělá. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Béla? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 837,371st most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Béla live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Béla is also the 11,947th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 83,385 people.

The surname Béla is most frequent in Hungary, where it is carried by 282 people, or 1 in 34,809. In Hungary Béla is most numerous in: Budapest, where 30 percent live, Bács-Kiskun County, where 26 percent live and Pest County, where 12 percent live. Other than Hungary this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 8 percent live and Romania, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bela9238,761/
Běla92100/
Bêla921/
Bélaz89111/
Bélai89107/
Bélat8940/
Bélay8914/
Bélas891/
Bélia891/
Belá8381/
Belà8323/
Belă834/
Bělá831/
Bélaid806/
Bélaïd803/
Bélaîd801/
Bélaud801/
Béleau801/
Bila75153,352/
Byla75629/
Béli75291/
Bíla75235/
Bély7599/
Băla7541/
Bîla7520/
Véla755/
Bélo753/
Bélé752/
Bélaïch731/
Belay67298,260/
Bhila67178,500/
Biloa6719,942/
Bilas679,341/
Biela678,778/
Belga678,366/
Bilya676,490/
Bitla676,013/
Belas674,647/
Buila674,643/
Belai674,183/
Bilia673,972/
Belia673,797/
Belau673,786/
Baila673,712/
Beula673,010/
Belah672,577/
Belea672,114/
Bilau671,999/
Bayla671,955/
Bilay671,858/
Bilad671,791/
Bylas671,589/
Belaj671,254/
Bgila671,224/
Bilat671,193/
Biola671,132/
Boila671,064/
Bisla67962/
Bilea67903/
Bilah67880/
Bilha67741/
Bylai67729/
Beela67664/
Bilai67633/
Belya67632/
Belad67585/
Belaz67527/
Bhela67520/
Belat67482/
Bajla67433/
Belaa67392/
Behla67346/
Bylia67324/
Beila67306/
Bilaj67275/
Bilga67258/
Beloa67211/
Belaň67194/
Hbila67188/
Bilaç67186/
Bilać67182/
Belha67159/
Bijla67156/
Bilaa67144/
Besla67130/
Boyla67112/
Bîlea6796/
Belaç6789/
Bylya6788/
Betla6786/
Beyla6780/
Bélet6758/
Bilap6754/
Bălaj6743/
Bălaș6742/
Bilač6739/
Belap6735/
Béles6734/
Bylaj6734/
Bîlha6730/
Belač6730/
Bélot6723/
Beala6722/
Belaš6720/
Bihla6719/
Bélaiová6713/
Bylha6712/
Bejla678/
Bylau678/
Bélyi678/
Bělas677/
Byola676/
Bylat676/
Bélie676/
Bujla675/
Buyla675/
Bilaz675/
Bélis675/
Bojla674/
B'Ela674/
Bylay673/
Béliz673/
Bília672/
Bélio672/
Belđa671/
Bélou671/
Baîla671/
Belaá671/
Belać671/
Bylad671/
Bylah671/
Bîlga671/
Bilaî671/
Bilaï671/

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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 Béla
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