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

The surname Balakan (Hindi: बालकान, Marathi: बालकन, Oriya: ବାଲକାନ, Russian: Балакан) is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Balakan click here.

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

It is the 273,426^th most widespread family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 5,124,856 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 64 percent of Balakan are found; 59 percent are found in West Asia and 59 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Balakan is also the 1,181,159^th most common first name at a global level It is held by 68 people.

The last name Balakan is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is borne by 908 people, or 1 in 85,706. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Bitlis Province, where 20 percent are found, Van Province, where 13 percent are found and Sanliurfa Province, where 11 percent are found. Beside Turkey Balakan exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 24 percent are found and Russia, where 6 percent are found.

Balakan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Balakan surname is principally Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.