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 found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Bela, Běla, Bêla, Belá, Belà, Belă or Bělá. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Béla? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 837,371st most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. Béla occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Béla reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 11,947th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 83,385 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is carried by 282 people, or 1 in 34,809. In Hungary it is most common in: Budapest, where 30 percent are found, Bács-Kiskun County, where 26 percent are found and Pest County, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Hungary it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Czechia, where 8 percent are found and Romania, where 2 percent are found.

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
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  • 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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