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
Balaban Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Russia
Balaban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balaban Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balaban (Arabic: بالبان, Bengali: বলবান, Georgian: ბალაბან, Hindi: बलबान, Marathi: बलबन, Oriya: ବଳବାନ, Russian: Балабан) occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Balabán or Bălăban. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Balaban? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 12,615th most frequently held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 163,868 people. Balaban occurs mostly in Europe, where 48 percent of Balaban reside; 45 percent reside in West Asia and 44 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Balaban is also the 205,926th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 1,436 people.
The last name Balaban is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 23,021 people, or 1 in 3,380. In Turkey it is most frequent in: Istanbul Province, where 14 percent reside, Bursa Province, where 8 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 8 percent reside. Apart from Turkey this last name occurs in 77 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 14 percent reside and Ukraine, where 12 percent reside.
Balaban Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Balaban surname is chiefly 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 last name are 40.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.06% registered with 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.
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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