The Bellia surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 301 people carried this name — #65,782 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,000,000 people counted. That is down 10% from 333 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 145 people named Bellia 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 123 people named Bellia.
Most of them — 82 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
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 79 people named Bellia 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 Hainaut.
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.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
27 people named Bellia live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Bellia,
with a public archive behind them.
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Emanuele Bellia 1791–1860 · politician
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Celestino Bellia 1847–1926 · politician
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Concetto Bellia 1882–1967 · astronomer
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Santo Bellia 1926–2003 · Catholic priest
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Santo Bellia 1926–2003 · Catholic priest
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Nicolò Giuseppe Bellia 1931–2019 · pseudoscientist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bellia.
- Belles 1,912 · U.S. census
- Bellet 245 · U.S. census
- Belleville 1,010 · U.S. census
- Bellevue 607 · U.S. census
- Belley 124 · U.S. census
- Belli 1,918 · U.S. census
- Belliard 607 · U.S. census
- Bellido 514 · U.S. census
- Bellin 943 · U.S. census
- Bellina 540 · U.S. census
- Bellinger 5,825 · U.S. census
- Bellini 1,038 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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