Balaba Surname
Approximately 17,203 people bear this surname
Balaba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 11,825 | 1:8,561 | 786 |
| Uganda | 2,702 | 1:14,448 | 2,283 |
| Ukraine | 1,166 | 1:39,042 | 5,649 |
| Russia | 580 | 1:248,488 | 26,365 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| DR Congo | 109 | 1:677,794 | 49,381 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Belarus | 65 | 1:146,170 | 20,310 |
| Brazil | 65 | 1:3,293,451 | 94,173 |
| Kazakhstan | 61 | 1:289,877 | 24,582 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 47 | 1:127,078 | 14,356 |
| Papua New Guinea | 39 | 1:209,070 | 28,870 |
| United States | 38 | 1:9,538,393 | 399,091 |
| Indonesia | 28 | 1:4,723,186 | 228,527 |
| Turkey | 26 | 1:2,993,132 | 85,930 |
| Senegal | 25 | 1:583,174 | 2,343 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Taiwan | 17 | 1:1,379,103 | 9,281 |
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
| Latvia | 14 | 1:146,432 | 19,676 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| United Arab Emirates | 10 | 1:916,227 | 36,116 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
Balaba (669) may also be a first name.
Balaba Demographics
Average Balaba Salary in
United States
$48,976 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Balaba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balaba Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balaba (Bengali: বলবলক্ষী, Georgian: ბალაბა, Hindi: बलबा, Marathi: बाळबा, Oriya: ବଲବା, Russian: Балаба) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balaba? popularity and diffusion
The surname Balaba is the 31,042nd most commonly held last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 423,621 people. The surname Balaba is primarily found in Asia, where 71 percent of Balaba reside; 69 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 68 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 320,785th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 669 people.
It is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 11,825 people, or 1 in 8,561. In The Philippines Balaba is mostly concentrated in: Northern Mindanao, where 27 percent live, Central Visayas, where 22 percent live and Caraga, where 8 percent live. Apart from The Philippines this surname exists in 47 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 16 percent live and Ukraine, where 7 percent live.
Balaba Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Balaba last name is predominantly Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Balaba surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.
The amount Balaba earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 13.5% more than the national average, earning $48,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.57% less than the national average, earning $38,471 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balaba Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balaba in the Georgian language | ||
| ბალაბა | balaba | - |
| Balaba in the Bengali language | ||
| বলবলক্ষী | balabalaksi | - |
| Balaba in the Hindi language | ||
| बलबा | balaba | 80 |
| बालबा | balaba | 20 |
| Balaba in the Marathi language | ||
| बाळबा | balaba | 71.43 |
| बाळाबा | balaba | 9.09 |
| बलबा | balaba | 5.19 |
| बालाबा | balaba | 5.19 |
| बाळाबाई़ | balaba'i | 2.6 |
| बालबा | balaba | 2.6 |
| बालंबा | balamba | 1.3 |
| बालाबाई | balaba'i | 1.3 |
| वालबा | valaba | 1.3 |
| Balaba in the Oriya language | ||
| ବଲବା | balaba | 50 |
| ବଲବ | balaba | 30 |
| ବହବ | bahaba | 10 |
| ବଳବା | balaba | 10 |
| Balaba in the Russian language | ||
| Балаба | balaba | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Balaba
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