The Belen surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,372 people carried this name — #19,646 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 212,800 people counted. That is up 13% from 1,212 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 4,517 people named Belen live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 60 people named Belen.
30 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Hauts-de-Seine.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 30 people named Belen live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Limburg.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Belen.
- Belay 892 · U.S. census
- Belcastro 1,092 · U.S. census
- Belda 177 · U.S. census
- Beldon 293 · U.S. census
- Bele 122 · U.S. census
- Belec 224 · U.S. census
- Beley 273 · U.S. census
- Belfiore 1,354 · U.S. census
- Belfort 293 · U.S. census
- Beliard 142 · U.S. census
- Belin 2,398 · U.S. census
- Belis 251 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Belen is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.