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Where Does The Last Name Bal Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Bal (Arabic: بيل, Bengali: বল, Georgian: ბალ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻝ, Hindi: बाल, Marathi: बाळ, Oriya: ବଳ, Tibetan: བཱལ་) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Bál, Băl or Bâl. Click here for other potential spellings of Bal.

How Common Is The Last Name Bal? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 3,456^th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 44,951 people. Bal occurs mostly in Asia, where 78 percent of Bal are found; 39 percent are found in South Asia and 38 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Bal is also the 7,021^st most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 149,417 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 70,989 people, or 1 in 1,096. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 20 percent are found, Ankara Province, where 10 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 4 percent are found. Not including Turkey this last name exists in 129 countries. It is also common in India, where 37 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 2 percent are found.

Bal Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Bal has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 14,388 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 40,875 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bal Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bal last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.4% registered with the political party.

The amount Bal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.73% less than the national average, earning 315,873 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.66% more than the national average, earning R 386,544 per year; in United States they earn 11.5% more than the national average, earning $48,113 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.23% more than the national average, earning $56,751 CAD per year.