Bella is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Spain, Italy, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bella
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, Spain, Italy, England
Meaning:

The Bella is a variant of the Bellew. One who came from Bellou or Belleau meaning "fair, water," in France.

Bella is variant form of Bellew. Probably of Norman origin, meaning bel-cau, in Lat. bella-aqua, the fair water; the designation of somelocality. Belleau is a parish in Lincolnshire. John de B. was a baron of Parliament temp. Edward I.

How popular is Bella?

Bella is common in Morocco, Burundi, Indonesia, Algeria, Cameroon, Italy, United States, Sudan, Burkina Faso, Hungary, Egypt, Philippines, Gabon, Bangladesh, Brazil, Ivory Coast, Spain, Argentina, Tanzania, France, Slovakia, Mauritania, India, Ghana, Saudi Arabia, Niger, Iran, Nigeria, Togo, Canada, Chad, Germany, Greece, Ukraine, Poland, Australia, Djibouti, England, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Mexico, Uruguay, Romania, Hong Kong, Benin, Bahrain.

Bella is ranked 7499 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Bellas grew by 36.94 per cent to 2999 since 2000 and ranked 10668 after elevating 2215 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 61.82 69.18
Hispanic or Latino 21.64 16.35
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 10.24 8.17
Black 3.33 3.7
Others 2.57 2.19
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4 0.41
Bella is quite popular family name mostly used in Morocco while Burundi is ahead in terms of density. Around 75823 people have been found who wears Bella as their family name. Bella is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Bella:
354 Morocco9,542
317 Burundi8,774
2,581 Indonesia6,210
1,201 Algeria5,339
501 Cameroon4,953
2,158 Italy4,569
11,032 United States3,650
1,452 Sudan3,640
902 Burkina Faso1,886
615 Hungary1,868
5,115 Egypt1,739
10,510 Philippines1,631
203 Gabon1,516
4,824 Bangladesh1,352
6,158 Brazil1,341
1,331 Ivory Coast1,340
3,523 Spain1,320
2,747 Argentina1,296
5,584 Tanzania1,052
8,671 France1,049
393 Slovakia1,037
Countries with hundreds of Bella:
550 Mauritania890
38,668 India865
3,831 Ghana831
6,100 Saudi Arabia716
1,668 Niger658
13,082 Iran516
19,069 Nigeria501
5,159 Togo420
9,813 Canada414
4,109 Chad385
25,422 Germany353
5,766 Greece305
25,914 Ukraine240
22,666 Poland236
14,423 Australia203
359 Djibouti200
22,579 England189
3,226 Dominican Republic154
40,658 DR Congo144
12,149 Mexico143
2,988 Uruguay134
17,344 Romania120
1,203 Hong Kong112
10,901 Benin109
2,472 Bahrain103
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,665 Congo98
918 China87
5,172 Albania84
19,261 Malaysia81
2,869 Singapore77
5,819 Afghanistan75
30,466 Netherlands73
6,835 Portugal66
23,883 Belgium65
18,658 Papua New Guinea60
13,375 Switzerland60
4,297 Guatemala59
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,994 Liberia44
13,667 New Zealand44
17,297 Peru40
73,245 South Africa40
10,676 Kuwait39
15,673 United Arab Emirates39
36,495 Czechia38
45,587 Uganda36
3,053 Tunisia32
22,215 Zambia32
7,012 Ireland30
267,220 Thailand29
1,711 Rwanda25
40,442 Austria22
11,536 Qatar22
2,363 Vietnam22
20,059 Venezuela20
13,778 Colombia18
21,213 Chile16
19,343 Iraq16
45,338 Sweden16
40,366 Kenya12
33,360 Croatia11
6,594 Cuba11
32,022 Denmark11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,367 Guinea10
4,379 Honduras10
54,181 Israel10
179 Central African Republic9
3,802 Madagascar9
434 Monaco9
9,186 Sri Lanka9
16,335 Taiwan9
10,757 Syria8
8,180 Kosovo7
26,148 Ecuador6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Christina Bella hailed from Wurtemberg. 18 years old embarked for New York from Havre on Saint George and arrived on April 26, 1852. Anna Bella (52), 53 years old Joh. Bella, Laborer Calixta Bella, 19 years old Mauris Bella, 28 years old Anna Bella, Joh. Bella (5), Painter Joh. Bella, Marie Bella, aged 33, and 17 other Bella around 45% of whom were laborer while others worked as painter and farmer migrated to US.

Bella Namesakes

  • Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian politician
  • Ján Levoslav Bella, Slovak composer, conductor and music teacher
  • Luigi di Bella, Italian medical doctor and physiology professor
  • Ivan Bella, Slovak Air Force officer
  • Rachael Bella, retired American actress
  • Stefano della Bella, Italian draughtsman and printmaker
  • Michael Bella, former German footballer
  • Alma Bella, Filipino silent film actress
  • Martin Bella, Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s
  • Paolo Della Bella, Swiss ice hockey goaltender
  • Carmelo Di Bella, Italian football player and manager
  • Marcella Bella, Italian singer
  • Agua Bella, female technocumbia music group from Peru

Bella Namesakes

  • Ahmed Ben Bella, Algerian politician
  • Ján Levoslav Bella, Slovak composer, conductor and music teacher
  • Luigi di Bella, Italian medical doctor and physiology professor
  • Ivan Bella, Slovak Air Force officer
  • Rachael Bella, retired American actress
  • Stefano della Bella, Italian draughtsman and printmaker
  • Michael Bella, former German footballer
  • Alma Bella, Filipino silent film actress
  • Martin Bella, Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s
  • Paolo Della Bella, Swiss ice hockey goaltender
  • Carmelo Di Bella, Italian football player and manager
  • Marcella Bella, Italian singer
  • Agua Bella, female technocumbia music group from Peru

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