Balaj Surname
Approximately 9,016 people bear this surname
Balaj Surname User-submission:
My mother (a Balaj) is from Mnichova Lehota, Slovakia.
Balaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 2,897 | 1:643 | 92 |
| Romania | 2,857 | 1:7,028 | 926 |
| Iran | 754 | 1:101,834 | 9,919 |
| Albania | 620 | 1:4,700 | 887 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| United States | 245 | 1:1,479,424 | 101,022 |
| Pakistan | 157 | 1:1,137,859 | 13,974 |
| Slovakia | 157 | 1:33,990 | 6,164 |
| Slovenia | 151 | 1:16,475 | 3,846 |
| Sweden | 84 | 1:117,223 | 8,378 |
| Switzerland | 78 | 1:105,294 | 11,128 |
| Austria | 75 | 1:113,539 | 16,032 |
| Belgium | 67 | 1:171,592 | 23,333 |
| Germany | 61 | 1:1,319,762 | 83,187 |
| Tunisia | 61 | 1:10,010 | 1,673 |
| Spain | 52 | 1:899,078 | 35,195 |
| Czechia | 37 | 1:287,391 | 37,121 |
| England | 34 | 1:1,638,766 | 68,634 |
| Canada | 34 | 1:1,083,694 | 79,951 |
| India | 27 | 1:28,409,829 | 361,298 |
| Denmark | 21 | 1:268,796 | 20,394 |
| Taiwan | 19 | 1:1,233,934 | 8,385 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Hungary | 16 | 1:613,517 | 35,830 |
| Italy | 10 | 1:6,115,669 | 111,715 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
The alternate forms: Bălaj (43) are calculated separately.
Balaj (478) may also be a first name.
Balaj Surname Meaning
Balaj Demographics
Average Balaj Salary in
United States
$49,733 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Balaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balaj (Arabic: بالاج, Hindi: बलाज, Marathi: बालाज, Oriya: ବାଲାଜ) is more commonly found in Kosovo than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Bălaj. Click here to see other potential spellings of Balaj.
How Common Is The Last Name Balaj? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 56,262nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 808,290 people. The surname Balaj occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Balaj live; 41 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 39 percent live in Albano-Europe. It is also the 389,041st most frequent first name on earth It is held by 478 people.
The surname is most numerous in Kosovo, where it is held by 2,897 people, or 1 in 643. In Kosovo Balaj is most numerous in: District of Gjakova, where 33 percent live, District of Peja, where 30 percent live and District of Prizren, where 24 percent live. Barring Kosovo it is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 32 percent live and Iran, where 8 percent live.
Balaj Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Balaj surname are 2.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.94% registered with the political party.
The amount Balaj earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 32.84% less than the national average, earning 232,428 kr per year; in United States they earn 15.26% more than the national average, earning $49,733 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.73% more than the national average, earning $51,040 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balaj in the Hindi language | ||
| बलाज | balaja | 72.73 |
| बालजा | balaja | 27.27 |
| Balaj in the Marathi language | ||
| बालाज | balaja | 65.85 |
| बालाजी | balaji | 12.2 |
| बाळाज | balaja | 8.54 |
| बालाजी़ | balaji | 4.88 |
| बालज | balaja | 3.66 |
| बाळाजी | balaji | 1.22 |
| बलाज | balaja | 1.22 |
| बलाच | balaca | 1.22 |
| Balaj in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଲାଜ | balaja | 50 |
| ବଲଜ | balaja | 25 |
| ବାଲାଜୀ | balaji | 25 |
| Balaj in the Arabic language | ||
| بالاج | balaj | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balaj
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