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

The surname Balaban (Arabic: بالبان, Bengali: বলবান, Georgian: ბალაბან, Hindi: बलबान, Marathi: बलबन, Oriya: ବଳବାନ, Russian: Балабан) is found most in Turkey. It can appear as: Balabán or Bălăban. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 12,615^th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 163,868 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Balaban live; 45 percent live in West Asia and 44 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Balaban is also the 205,926^th most frequent given name worldwide It is held by 1,436 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 23,021 people, or 1 in 3,380. In Turkey it is mostly found in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent live, Bursa Province, where 8 percent live and Izmir Province, where 8 percent live. Besides Turkey it occurs in 77 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 14 percent live and Ukraine, where 12 percent live.

Balaban Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Balaban last name is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (73%) in Belarus, Melkite Greek Catholic (90%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Balaban surname are 40.83% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.06% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Balaban earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 63.95% less than the national average, earning €10,826 per year; in Norway they earn 14.76% less than the national average, earning 295,010 kr per year; in United States they earn 21.55% more than the national average, earning $52,449 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.96% more than the national average, earning $59,600 CAD per year.