Balakian Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Balakian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balakian Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1251:2,899,671170,778
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Balakian (13) may also be a first name.

Balakian Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balakian (Arabic: بالاكيان, Hindi: बालकिशन) is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balakian? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,465,390th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Balakian reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Balakian is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 13 people.

Balakian is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 125 people, or 1 in 2,899,671. In The United States Balakian is primarily concentrated in: California, where 65 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and New Jersey, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 7 percent reside and Venezuela, where 3 percent reside.

Balakian Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Balakian surname are 41.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.46% being registered to vote for the political party.

Balakian earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.27% more than the national average, earning $53,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balakian Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balakian in the Hindi language
बालकिशनbalakisana-
Balakian in the Arabic language
بالاكيانbalakyan-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Balakian
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