Bal Forename
7,021st
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 149,417 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bhutan
Bal Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 92% | 137,944 | 1:8,807 | 1,154 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 1,669 | 1:106,390 | 5,880 |
| Bhutan | 89% | 1,533 | 1:538 | 90 |
| Qatar | 100% | 1,523 | 1:1,556 | 144 |
| Papua New Guinea | 80% | 1,029 | 1:7,923 | 815 |
| England | 73% | 835 | 1:66,590 | 2,865 |
| Canada | 67% | 769 | 1:43,086 | 2,993 |
| United States | 100% | 752 | 1:482,097 | 12,886 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 350 | 1:88,036 | 9,509 |
| Pakistan | 56% | 302 | 1:643,568 | 13,514 |
| Philippines | 96% | 282 | 1:375,920 | 13,761 |
| Malaysia | 95% | 256 | 1:118,945 | 7,978 |
| Fiji | - | 230 | 1:3,880 | 1,022 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 222 | 1:32,216 | 3,086 |
| Nepal | - | 175 | 1:162,785 | 7,537 |
| Egypt | 68% | 152 | 1:604,611 | 14,932 |
| Israel | 97% | 152 | 1:55,282 | 3,240 |
| Afghanistan | 62% | 143 | 1:228,136 | 5,520 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 110 | 1:671,160 | 22,021 |
| Burkina Faso | 63% | 98 | 1:187,546 | 8,554 |
| Iraq | 100% | 92 | 1:380,629 | 4,844 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 63 | 1:4,094,661 | 171,955 |
| Bahrain | - | 59 | 1:22,859 | 3,234 |
| Iran | 89% | 56 | 1:1,401,730 | 10,250 |
| Turkey | 85% | 45 | 1:1,728,927 | 13,212 |
| Kuwait | - | 38 | 1:99,612 | 6,886 |
| New Zealand | - | 35 | 1:129,601 | 5,007 |
| Australia | - | 34 | 1:401,695 | 7,086 |
| Russia | 60% | 33 | 1:4,370,718 | 22,313 |
| Thailand | 88% | 33 | 1:2,123,206 | 57,616 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 84% | 31 | 1:43,917 | 4,089 |
| Cambodia | 52% | 29 | 1:561,149 | 11,411 |
| Taiwan | - | 29 | 1:819,644 | 35,170 |
| Kazakhstan | 82% | 27 | 1:657,291 | 8,572 |
| Brazil | - | 19 | 1:11,275,587 | 133,736 |
| Senegal | 53% | 19 | 1:767,440 | 8,136 |
| Mongolia | 67% | 18 | 1:163,045 | 8,219 |
| Scotland | 61% | 17 | 1:314,727 | 4,715 |
| Mexico | 86% | 13 | 1:9,549,571 | 29,766 |
| Singapore | - | 12 | 1:523,921 | 11,491 |
| Netherlands | 58% | 10 | 1:1,690,208 | 23,366 |
| Bangladesh | - | 9 | 1:17,717,930 | 19,122 |
| Kosovo | - | 9 | 1:206,827 | 8,009 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 9 | 1:1,283,447 | 1,308 |
| Belgium | 100% | 8 | 1:1,436,255 | 15,198 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 8 | 1:2,701,313 | 52,296 |
| Mauritania | 86% | 7 | 1:585,034 | 11,039 |
| Sweden | 100% | 7 | 1:1,408,272 | 24,832 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 5 | 1:1,642,699 | 15,939 |
| Ukraine | 60% | 5 | 1:9,099,982 | 12,980 |
| Wales | 100% | 5 | 1:618,862 | 7,373 |
| Albania | 100% | 4 | 1:761,642 | 22,793 |
| China | - | 4 | 1:341,513,946 | 78,144 |
| Germany | 50% | 4 | 1:24,169,469 | 59,466 |
| Greece | 100% | 4 | 1:2,733,637 | 12,935 |
| Guyana | - | 4 | 1:190,816 | 11,826 |
| Hong Kong | - | 4 | 1:1,938,181 | 8,439 |
| Italy | 84% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Niger | 75% | 4 | 1:4,795,998 | 43,246 |
| Belarus | 100% | 3 | 1:3,160,795 | 12,102 |
| France | - | 3 | 1:22,156,780 | 46,973 |
| Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:2,321,760 | 8,894 |
| Algeria | - | 2 | 1:19,088,360 | 22,377 |
| Argentina | - | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 2 | 1:4,821,472 | 33,780 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Norway | - | 2 | 1:2,566,164 | 24,989 |
| Panama | - | 2 | 1:1,953,278 | 31,007 |
| Spain | - | 2 | 1:23,264,982 | 24,876 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Austria | - | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Bulgaria | - | 1 | 1:6,990,390 | 27,036 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Colombia | - | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Czechia | 65% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Denmark | - | 1 | 1:5,649,498 | 28,429 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Estonia | 100% | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1 | 1:97,560,133 | 29,608 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Honduras | - | 1 | 1:8,817,467 | 33,018 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Mali | 100% | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1 | 1:54,532,649 | 471,300 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Uganda | - | 1 | 1:40,956,920 | 131,348 |
| Venezuela | - | 1 | 1:30,201,893 | 231,239 |
| Vietnam | 50% | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
Bal (162,123) may also be a surname.
Bal Forename Popularity
Bal Demographics
Average Male Bal Height
174.42 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 77 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Bal Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bal in the Russian language | ||
| Бал | bal | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bal