Balak Surname
Approximately 17,327 people bear this surname
Balak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 12,296 | 1:62,383 | 4,260 |
| Turkey | 1,232 | 1:63,167 | 5,999 |
| Poland | 439 | 1:86,580 | 13,395 |
| Ukraine | 404 | 1:112,680 | 16,068 |
| Iran | 394 | 1:194,880 | 15,856 |
| Israel | 312 | 1:27,428 | 3,983 |
| United States | 299 | 1:1,212,237 | 86,130 |
| Indonesia | 271 | 1:488,004 | 40,078 |
| Pakistan | 180 | 1:992,466 | 12,920 |
| Morocco | 170 | 1:202,801 | 34,956 |
| Brazil | 166 | 1:1,289,604 | 44,167 |
| Suriname | 166 | 1:3,329 | 599 |
| Russia | 166 | 1:868,211 | 69,731 |
| Canada | 110 | 1:334,960 | 30,494 |
| Netherlands | 100 | 1:168,872 | 24,561 |
| Nigeria | 82 | 1:2,160,278 | 74,262 |
| Iraq | 68 | 1:515,024 | 8,412 |
| Austria | 57 | 1:149,394 | 19,936 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| Malaysia | 47 | 1:627,537 | 30,158 |
| Papua New Guinea | 35 | 1:232,963 | 32,024 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Guyana | 23 | 1:33,140 | 3,492 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Afghanistan | 18 | 1:1,786,288 | 13,520 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Transnistria | 7 | 1:67,814 | 9,165 |
| Nepal | 6 | 1:4,746,826 | 12,065 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Lithuania | 5 | 1:606,918 | 21,375 |
| Kazakhstan | 5 | 1:3,536,499 | 118,599 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
The alternate forms: Balák (583) are calculated separately.
Balak (33,467) may also be a first name.
Balak Demographics
Balak Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Balak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balak (Arabic: بالاك, Bengali: বালক, Georgian: ბალაკ, Hindi: बालक, Marathi: बलक, Oriya: ବାଳକ, Russian: Балак, Tibetan: བཱ་ལར་) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Balák. Click here for further potential spellings of Balak.
How Common Is The Last Name Balak? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 30,823rd most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 420,589 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 86 percent of Balak are found; 74 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Balak is also the 25,588th most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 33,467 people.
The surname is most frequent in India, where it is held by 12,296 people, or 1 in 62,383. In India Balak is most prevalent in: Uttar Pradesh, where 77 percent live, Andhra Pradesh, where 7 percent live and Maharashtra, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account India it is found in 71 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 7 percent live and Poland, where 3 percent live.
Balak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Balak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Balak last name grew 2,718 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Balak Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Balak last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Balak surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the party.
The amount Balak earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.94% more than the national average, earning R 254,136 per year; in United States they earn 15.91% more than the national average, earning $50,012 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.22% more than the national average, earning $50,788 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balak in the Georgian language | ||
| ბალაკ | balak | - |
| Balak in the Tibetan language | ||
| བཱ་ལར་ | balar | - |
| Balak in the Hindi language | ||
| बालक | balaka | 99.57 |
| बालाक | balaka | 0.06 |
| बलाक | balaka | 0.05 |
| बलक | balaka | 0.05 |
| बलका | balaka | 0.04 |
| बालका | balaka | 0.03 |
| बातक | bataka | 0.01 |
| बाजक | bajaka | 0.01 |
| बालम | balama | 0.01 |
| वालक | valaka | 0.01 |
| बालक् | balak | 0.01 |
| Balak in the Bengali language | ||
| বালক | balaka | 94.29 |
| বলক | balaka | 2.86 |
| বালকমনি | balakamani | 2.86 |
| Balak in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଳକ | balaka | 61 |
| ବାଲକ | balaka | 32.65 |
| ବାଲକ୍ | balak | 1.13 |
| ବଳକ | balaka | 0.45 |
| ବଲକ | balaka | 0.45 |
| ବାଲାକ | balaka | 0.45 |
| ବାଲ | bala | 0.23 |
| ବାଲକା | balaka | 0.23 |
| ବାଳି | bali | 0.23 |
| ବଲାକ | balaka | 0.23 |
| ବାଳକ୍ | balak | 0.23 |
| Balak in the Marathi language | ||
| बलक | balaka | 50.35 |
| बालक | balaka | 46.24 |
| बाळक | balaka | 1.57 |
| बळक | balaka | 0.22 |
| बालाक | balaka | 0.16 |
| वाळके | valake | 0.11 |
| बलाक | balaka | 0.11 |
| बळे | bale | 0.11 |
| बाळाक | balaka | 0.05 |
| बाळ | bala | 0.05 |
| बाळक़ | balaqa | 0.05 |
| ़बालक | balaka | 0.05 |
| बाळु | balu | 0.05 |
| हलको | halako | 0.05 |
| बळी | bali | 0.05 |
| Balak in the Russian language | ||
| Балак | balak | - |
| Balak in the Arabic language | ||
| بالاك | balak | - |
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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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