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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 carried by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Balàka. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname Balaka is the 92,429^th most frequent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,409,583 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Balaka live; 30 percent live in Southern Africa and 30 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 127,303^rd most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 3,185 people.

Balaka is most commonly held in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,516 people, or 1 in 11,292. Aside from Malawi it exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in Togo, where 26 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.

Balaka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing 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 Balaka are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political 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.