The Belis surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 251 people carried this name — #76,533 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is down 2% from 256 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 270 people named Belis 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 Santa Fe.
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 198 people named Belis.
6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Gironde.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 153 people named Belis 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 Antwerp.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Belis,
with a public archive behind them.
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Ernesto Belis 1909– · association football player
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Roger Belis 1918–2003
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Jean-Michel Belis 1951– · politician
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Ricard Belis i Garcia 1964– · television producer
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Valérie Belis 1968– · politician
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Camille Bélis 2004– · field hockey player
Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Belis.
- Belen 1,372 · 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
- Belizaire 1,824 · U.S. census
- Bell 220,599 · U.S. census
- Bella 2,999 · U.S. census
- Bellagamba 166 · U.S. census
- Bellair 178 · U.S. census
- Bellaire 417 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Belis 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.
