Balakaran Surname

2,061,309th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 83 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Balakaran Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balakaran Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India711:10,803,738202,948
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Balakaran (6,306) may also be a first name.

Balakaran Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Balakaran Come From? nationality or country of origin

Balakaran (Hindi: बलकरण, Marathi: बाळकरण) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Balakaran.

How Common Is The Last Name Balakaran? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,061,309th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 87,801,758 people. The last name Balakaran occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Balakaran reside; 86 percent reside in South Asia and 86 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Balakaran is also the 82,992nd most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 6,306 people.

The last name is most widely held in India, where it is borne by 71 people, or 1 in 10,803,738. In India it is most frequent in: Madhya Pradesh, where 80 percent are found, Gujarat, where 14 percent are found and Chhattisgarh, where 4 percent are found. Aside from India this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balacaran891/
Balakaranova861/
Bolakarand841/
Belokaran781/
Valookaran7435/
Valakharon741/
Bailokharam701/
Vallookaran701/
Vallookkaran679/
Balocaram673/

Balakaran Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balakaran in the Hindi language
बलकरणbalakarana73.52
बलकरनbalakarana22.14
बालकरणbalakarana2.99
बालकरनbalakarana0.87
बलकरण्balakaran0.24
बलकारनbalakarana0.16
बाअलकरनba'alakarana0.08
Balakaran in the Marathi language
बाळकरणbalakarana71.43
बालकरणbalakarana14.29
बाळकरनbalakarana7.14
बालकारानbalakarana7.14

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balakaran
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