Balach Surname
Approximately 1,203 people bear this surname
Balach Surname User-submission:
Balach and Balachs are Catalan surnames, now almost extinguished. They seem to come from a local Catalan word for argelaga, meaning 'furz'.
Balach Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 741 | 1:241,085 | 5,505 |
| United States | 204 | 1:1,776,759 | 116,838 |
| Iran | 67 | 1:1,146,008 | 50,371 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Argentina | 30 | 1:1,424,780 | 80,162 |
| Ukraine | 25 | 1:1,820,908 | 133,658 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Algeria | 11 | 1:3,511,959 | 46,373 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Czechia | 7 | 1:1,519,067 | 97,842 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Balach (5,156) may also be a first name.
Balach Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Balach and Balachs are Catalan surnames, now almost extinguished. They seem to come from a local Catalan word for argelaga, meaning 'furz'.
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Balach Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balach Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balach (Hindi: बालाच, Marathi: बलेाच, Russian: Балач) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Balach? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 312,624th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,057,810 people. Balach occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Balach live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 94,392nd most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 5,156 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is carried by 741 people, or 1 in 241,085. In Pakistan it is mostly found in: Balochistan, where 60 percent reside, Sindh, where 39 percent reside and Punjab, where 1 percent reside. Besides Pakistan this surname exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Iran, where 6 percent reside.
Balach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Balach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Balach surname grew 3,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Balach Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Balach are 29.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 82.69% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Balach earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.89% more than the national average, earning $46,983 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.9% less than the national average, earning $48,244 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balach Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balach in the Hindi language | ||
| बालाच | balaca | 54.55 |
| बालच | balaca | 18.18 |
| बलछा | balacha | 9.09 |
| बालछा | balacha | 9.09 |
| बालचरन | balacarana | 9.09 |
| Balach in the Marathi language | ||
| बलेाच | baleaca | 40 |
| बालाच | balaca | 40 |
| बालच | balaca | 20 |
| Balach in the Russian language | ||
| Балач | balac | - |
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