Cognome

Belfiore

The strongest concentration of Belfiore in US arrival records points to Sicilia, with 30 of 103 arrivals (29 percent) originating there.

103

US arrivals
1830 to 1912

Comuni of
origin

Regioni
represented

Notable on
Wikipedia

Arrivals by regioneN = 103

Top regione

Sicilia

30 of 103
29 percent of arrivals

Arrivals

< 1

1 to 3

3 to 9

Distribuzione per regione

Concentration by regione

13 regioni represented

Sicilia3029%
Campania2928%
Calabria1414%
Abruzzo1313%
Lazio44%
Molise33%
Basilicata33%
Lombardia22%
Veneto11%
Toscana11%
Piemonte11%
Emilia-Romagna11%
Puglia11%

Origini per comune

Arrival records by comune

Each row is a comune (municipality) where at least one passenger named Belfiore was recorded between 1830 and 1912.

Marigliano
8
Provincia NA
Sturno
5
Provincia AV
Siracusa
5
Provincia SR
Nicosia
3
Provincia EN
Loreto Aprutino
2
Provincia PE
Carlentini
2
Provincia SR
Reggio di Calabria
2
Provincia RC
Catania
2
Provincia CT
Ferrazzano
2
Provincia CB
Acireale
2
Provincia CT
Stigliano
2
Provincia MT
Giarre
2
Provincia CT
Palermo
2
Provincia PA
Stignano
2
Provincia RC
Mascali
2
Provincia CT

Comune	Provincia	US Arrivals
Marigliano	NA	8
Sturno	AV	5
Siracusa	SR	5
Nicosia	EN	3
Loreto Aprutino	PE	2
Carlentini	SR	2
Reggio di Calabria	RC	2
Catania	CT	2
Ferrazzano	CB	2
Acireale	CT	2
Stigliano	MT	2
Giarre	CT	2
Palermo	PA	2
Stignano	RC	2
Mascali	CT	2

Persone notevoli

Notable Belfiore on Wikipedia

Giovanni Belfiore
IT
1941 · Genova
Alfonso Belfiore
IT
1954 · Noto
Luca Belfiore
IT
1973 · Roma
Pietro Belfiore
IT
1986 · Milano

Name	Born	Birthplace	Wiki
Giovanni Belfiore	1941	Genova	IT
Alfonso Belfiore	1954	Noto	IT
Luca Belfiore	1973	Roma	IT
Pietro Belfiore	1986	Milano	IT

Varianti grafiche

Spelling variants worth checking

The spelling you know may not be the one in the records. For example, a family remembers Mansini, but the records read Mancini.
If your spelling does not appear, a close variant in the list below may be the same family.

Related guide

Myths About Name Changes at Ellis Island

Names were never changed at the border. The spelling here is the original Italian: Giovinelli in the records, perhaps Jovanelli in the family today.

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Bellfiore

6 US arrivals

Belfiori

8 US arrivals

Belfore

2 US arrivals

Bellafiore

19 US arrivals

Bellofiore

9 US arrivals

Bellefiore

1 US arrivals

Belfi

9 US arrivals

Belfino

4 US arrivals

Variants are surfaced from the surname index, not from per-name research. None of these is guaranteed to be the same family as Belfiore.

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