Balaban Surname
Approximately 44,472 people bear this surname
Balaban Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 23,021 | 1:3,380 | 481 |
| Romania | 6,190 | 1:3,244 | 439 |
| Ukraine | 5,292 | 1:8,602 | 1,020 |
| Moldova | 2,116 | 1:1,683 | 182 |
| United States | 1,950 | 1:185,876 | 18,503 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,213 | 1:2,915 | 552 |
| Russia | 1,059 | 1:136,094 | 15,917 |
| Serbia | 653 | 1:10,942 | 1,313 |
| Canada | 437 | 1:84,315 | 9,378 |
| Germany | 308 | 1:261,381 | 27,997 |
| Brazil | 284 | 1:753,783 | 27,485 |
| Croatia | 275 | 1:15,377 | 3,071 |
| Israel | 275 | 1:31,119 | 4,414 |
| Transnistria | 135 | 1:3,516 | 590 |
| England | 110 | 1:506,528 | 32,143 |
| Belarus | 99 | 1:95,970 | 14,773 |
| Argentina | 84 | 1:508,850 | 37,434 |
| Netherlands | 82 | 1:205,941 | 28,291 |
| Bulgaria | 74 | 1:94,310 | 5,728 |
| Kazakhstan | 73 | 1:242,226 | 21,508 |
| Slovenia | 68 | 1:36,583 | 6,928 |
| Australia | 49 | 1:550,933 | 40,757 |
| Belgium | 46 | 1:249,927 | 30,800 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| Uzbekistan | 44 | 1:702,935 | 14,831 |
| Slovakia | 38 | 1:140,433 | 25,488 |
| Turkmenistan | 37 | 1:148,354 | 3,025 |
| Italy | 35 | 1:1,747,334 | 85,249 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 1:293,318 | 23,433 |
| Austria | 25 | 1:340,617 | 36,996 |
| Montenegro | 25 | 1:25,583 | 2,408 |
| Sweden | 23 | 1:428,120 | 30,474 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Lebanon | 20 | 1:281,854 | 9,826 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| India | 13 | 1:59,005,029 | 552,550 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Norway | 11 | 1:467,481 | 39,375 |
| North Macedonia | 9 | 1:233,497 | 14,572 |
| Azerbaijan | 8 | 1:1,206,140 | 16,795 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 1:853,236 | 52,732 |
| Greece | 7 | 1:1,582,827 | 88,377 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1:624,258 | 19,750 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Syria | 5 | 1:3,860,204 | 11,832 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Kosovo | 4 | 1:465,467 | 10,032 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
The alternate forms: Balabán (303) & Bălăban (8) are calculated separately.
Balaban (1,436) may also be a first name.
Balaban Demographics
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Balaban Last Name Facts
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) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Balabán or Bălăban. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balaban? popularity and diffusion
The surname Balaban is the 12,615th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 163,868 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 48 percent of Balaban are found; 45 percent are found in West Asia and 44 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Balaban is also the 205,926th most commonly occurring forename in the world, held by 1,436 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Turkey, where it is held 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. Aside from Turkey Balaban exists in 77 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 14 percent live and Ukraine, where 12 percent live.
Balaban Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.06% being registered to vote for the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balaban Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balaban in the Georgian language | ||
| ბალაბან | balaban | - |
| Balaban in the Hindi language | ||
| बलबान | balabana | 95.16 |
| बलबन | balabana | 4.03 |
| बलबन्त | balabanta | 0.81 |
| Balaban in the Marathi language | ||
| बलबन | balabana | 80 |
| बलबान | balabana | 20 |
| Balaban in the Bengali language | ||
| বলবান | balabana | 66.67 |
| বলবন | balabana | 33.33 |
| Balaban in the Oriya language | ||
| ବଳବାନ | balabana | 57.58 |
| ବଲବନ | balabana | 18.18 |
| ବଲବାନ | balabana | 15.15 |
| ବଳବନ | balabana | 6.06 |
| ବାଲାବନ | balabana | 3.03 |
| Balaban in the Russian language | ||
| Балабан | balaban | - |
| Balaban in the Arabic language | ||
| بالبان | balban | - |
| بلابان | blaban | - |
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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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