Balakas Surname

1,115,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Balakas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balakas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece791:140,25123,222
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Australia301:899,85754,700
India121:63,922,115578,870
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Balakas (59) may also be a first name.

Balakas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balakas (Hindi: बलकस, Marathi: बडकस, Oriya: ବଲକସ, Russian: Балакас) is carried by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Balakas.

How Common Is The Last Name Balakas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,115,011th most widespread surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 33,429,110 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Balakas reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Balakas is also the 1,282,666th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 59 people.

This surname is most numerous in Greece, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 140,251. In Greece Balakas is most frequent in: Central Greece, where 71 percent are found, Attica, where 19 percent are found and East Macedonia and Thrace, where 5 percent are found. Barring Greece this last name occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Balakas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Balakas last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the party.

Balakas earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.13% more than the national average, earning $53,561 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balakas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balakas in the Hindi language
बलकसbalakasa-
Balakas in the Oriya language
ବଲକସbalakasa-
Balakas in the Marathi language
बडकसbadakasa62.5
बलकसbalakasa18.75
बळकसbalakasa12.5
बालकासbalakasa6.25
Balakas in the Russian language
Балакасbalakas-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balakas
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