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Where Does The Last Name Balaka Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Balaka (Bengali: বলাকা, Hindi: बालका, Marathi: बालाका, Oriya: ବାଲକା, Russian: Балака) is found most frequently in Malawi. It may also occur as: Balàka. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balaka? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 92,429^th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,409,583 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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. Balaka is also the 127,303^rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 3,185 people.

The last name is most widespread in Malawi, where it is held by 1,516 people, or 1 in 11,292. Beside Malawi Balaka occurs in 43 countries. It is also common in Togo, where 26 percent live and India, where 12 percent live.

Balaka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Balaka last name is predominantly 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 with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% 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.