Belfon

Belfon Meaning & Origin

About Belfon
The surname Belfon is of French origin and is derived from the word "bellefontaine," which means "beautiful fountain" in English. It is a locational surname, indicating that the original bearer of the name may have lived near or had some association with a beautiful fountain or spring. The name Belfon is relatively rare and is found primarily among individuals of French or French-Caribbean descent.

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📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Belfon is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Belfon: 285
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 68949
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Belfon based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Belfon is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PLFN
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B04105
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B EH1 L F AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/belfon*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PLFN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B415

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Belfon in Braille

Here's how to represent Belfon in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Belfon in braille

How to sign the name Belfon using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Belfon using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Belfon in sign language

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