Balabat Surname
Approximately 3,272 people bear this surname
Balabat Surname User-submission:
The Filipino family name Balatbat is classified as being of occupational origin. It can be said that the most ancient and most interesting of surnames are those derived from the occupation of the original bearer. Occupational names have provided what has been described by scholars as 'an inventory of the common trades of medieval Europe'.
Read More About This SurnameBalabat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 3,064 | 1:33,041 | 4,890 |
| Ukraine | 161 | 1:282,750 | 36,404 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Balabat (49) may also be a first name.
Balabat Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Filipino family name Balatbat is classified as being of occupational origin. It can be said that the most ancient and most interesting of surnames are those derived from the occupation of the original bearer. Occupational names have provided what has been described by scholars as 'an inventory of the common trades of medieval Europe'. Such names offer a glimpse into the daily lives of our ancestors. With regard to the surname Balatbat, it derives from the Filipino word 'balat', which means 'bark of a tree, leather'. Thus, we can say, that the original bearer of the surname Balatbat would have been a person who gathered bark for use in tanning or for medicinal purposes. During the Middle Ages, and before the hereditary family surname system was instituted, it was a practice to adopt a second name to be able to differentiate one individual from others with the same personal name. Variants of the surname Balatbat include Balat and Balabat.
One of the earliest references to this name is a record of one Eduardo Balabat, who married Juana Gulay, in Duero, Bohol, in the year 1871. The christening of Jose Medrecacao Balabat, the son of Eduardo Balabat and Juana Gulay, took place on the 23rd of March, 1872, in the same place mentioned above, while Malio Cagasan Balabat was born in Duero, in 1896. Research is of course ongoing and this name may have been documented even earlier than the dates indicated above. The family name Balatbat has also been recorded in the New World as shown by documents from the United States, which mention the birth of Fernando Balatbat, a resident of California, recorded on the 17th of September, 1945. Up to the present time there is no record of bearers of this name granted a blazon of arms, therefore the arms described below are the national arms of their country of origin.
Blazon of arms:
Per pale, first azure an eagle displayed proper, second gules, a lion or, a chief argent, charged with three stars or, over all an escutcheon argent charged with a sun in splendor or.
- akositabitabsBalabat Demographics
Average Balabat Salary in
United States
$81,278 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Balabat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balabat Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balabat (Hindi: बलबत, Russian: Балабат) is more frequently found in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balabat? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 137,031st most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 2,227,245 people. The last name Balabat occurs predominantly in Asia, where 93 percent of Balabat reside; 93 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 92 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. Balabat is also the 1,430,306th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 49 people.
It is most commonly held in The Philippines, where it is held by 3,064 people, or 1 in 33,041. In The Philippines Balabat is most prevalent in: Northern Mindanao, where 47 percent live, Central Visayas, where 15 percent live and Soccsksargen, where 9 percent live. Barring The Philippines this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 5 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.
Balabat Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Balabat surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Balabat surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Balabat earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 88.37% more than the national average, earning $81,278 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.88% more than the national average, earning $56,081 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balabat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balabat in the Hindi language | ||
| बलबत | balabata | 80 |
| बालबत | balabata | 20 |
| Balabat in the Russian language | ||
| Балабат | balabat | - |
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