Balaka Surname
Approximately 5,170 people bear this surname
Balaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,516 | 1:11,292 | 1,733 |
| Togo | 1,365 | 1:5,310 | 1,020 |
| India | 626 | 1:1,225,344 | 48,923 |
| DR Congo | 499 | 1:148,055 | 15,508 |
| Ukraine | 309 | 1:147,323 | 20,581 |
| Congo | 161 | 1:30,988 | 3,141 |
| Kenya | 99 | 1:466,464 | 24,395 |
| Indonesia | 66 | 1:2,003,776 | 125,554 |
| Cameroon | 58 | 1:358,087 | 31,912 |
| Uganda | 57 | 1:684,900 | 34,656 |
| Zimbabwe | 52 | 1:296,889 | 30,036 |
| United States | 49 | 1:7,397,121 | 336,459 |
| Russia | 47 | 1:3,066,448 | 164,949 |
| Niger | 42 | 1:456,953 | 12,306 |
| Belarus | 41 | 1:231,733 | 28,176 |
| Greece | 38 | 1:291,573 | 42,990 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| Malaysia | 33 | 1:893,764 | 40,799 |
| Nigeria | 15 | 1:11,809,517 | 219,567 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Belgium | 8 | 1:1,437,080 | 92,692 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
The alternate forms: Balàka (1) are calculated separately.
Balaka (3,185) may also be a first name.
Balaka Demographics
Average Balaka Salary in
United States
$51,906 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Balaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balaka (Bengali: বলাকা, Hindi: बालका, Marathi: बालाका, Oriya: ବାଲକା, Russian: Балака) is held by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Balàka. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Balaka? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 92,429th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,409,583 people. The surname Balaka is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Balaka are found; 30 percent are found in Southern Africa and 30 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 127,303rd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 3,185 people.
The surname Balaka is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,516 people, or 1 in 11,292. Barring Malawi Balaka is found in 43 countries. It is also found in Togo, where 26 percent are found and India, where 12 percent are found.
Balaka Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Sunni (50%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Balaka surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Balaka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.29% more than the national average, earning $51,906 USD per year and in Canada they earn 34.4% more than the national average, earning $66,773 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balaka in the Bengali language | ||
| বলাকা | balaka | - |
| Balaka in the Hindi language | ||
| बालका | balaka | 90.23 |
| बलका | balaka | 7.14 |
| बलाका | balaka | 2.26 |
| बालाका | balaka | 0.38 |
| Balaka in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଲକା | balaka | 57.79 |
| ବାଳକା | balaka | 16.88 |
| ବାଳକ | balaka | 7.14 |
| ବଲକା | balaka | 3.9 |
| ବଳକା | balaka | 3.9 |
| ବାଲାକା | balaka | 1.95 |
| ବଲାକା | balaka | 1.95 |
| ବାଲକ | balaka | 1.3 |
| ବଳାକା | balaka | 1.3 |
| ରାମଚ | ramaca | 0.65 |
| ଅଜୟ | ajaya | 0.65 |
| ବାଳାକା | balaka | 0.65 |
| ବାଲିକ | balika | 0.65 |
| ବାଳକୃ | balakr | 0.65 |
| Balaka in the Marathi language | ||
| बालाका | balaka | 26.32 |
| बालका | balaka | 15.79 |
| बलका | balaka | 13.16 |
| बाळका | balaka | 10.53 |
| बाळाका | balaka | 10.53 |
| िभलावेकर | ibhalavekara | 5.26 |
| बलाका | balaka | 5.26 |
| बाल | bala | 2.63 |
| वालका | valaka | 2.63 |
| बािलका | bailaka | 2.63 |
| बाळक़़़़़़़ | balaqa | 2.63 |
| बालक | balaka | 2.63 |
| Balaka in the Russian language | ||
| Балака | balaka | - |
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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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