Balakrishnan Surname

13,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41,435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Balakrishnan Surname User-submission:

From the personal name, Balakrishna, which in turn is derived from the Sanskri, t बल (bala), meaning 'power', 'strength', 'might' and Krishna meaning 'black', 'dark' (the name of a Hindu deity).

Balakrishnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India14,1111:54,3593,726
Sri Lanka5,7741:3,604507
United Arab Emirates4,7141:1,944240
Malaysia4,4791:6,585828
United States2,0191:179,52417,952
Oman1,8501:1,993292
Saudi Arabia1,7891:17,2482,391
Qatar1,1791:2,000174
Kuwait1,1281:3,369450
Bahrain9401:1,435202
Singapore8051:6,842412
England6171:90,3059,745
Canada4221:87,3129,659
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
Australia3291:82,0549,517
France1731:383,94656,838
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Thailand1171:603,747102,586
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Brunei401:10,4681,284
Ireland251:188,3587,886
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Wales201:154,72710,755
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Norway161:321,39331,311
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Maldives91:44,9082,305
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Guam81:20,0153,029
Finland71:785,24338,644
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Macau41:150,408604
China41:341,830,39216,990
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Samoa11:193,8081,089
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686

Balakrishnan (68,664) may also be a first name.

Balakrishnan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the personal name, Balakrishna, which in turn is derived from the Sanskri, t बल (bala), meaning 'power', 'strength', 'might' and Krishna meaning 'black', 'dark' (the name of a Hindu deity).

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Balakrishnan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balakrishnan (Hindi: बालाकृष्णन, Marathi: बालकृ, Oriya: ବାଲକୃ, Russian: Балакришнан) is found most frequently in India. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balakrishnan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Balakrishnan is the 13,479th most prevalent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 175,879 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 90 percent of Balakrishnan reside; 48 percent reside in South Asia and 48 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Balakrishnan is also the 14,095th most frequently used first name in the world, held by 68,664 people.

The last name Balakrishnan is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 14,111 people, or 1 in 54,359. In India it is most prevalent in: Kerala, where 41 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 28 percent are found and Karnataka, where 8 percent are found. Excluding India this surname is found in 83 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 14 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 11 percent are found.

Balakrishnan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Balakrishnan surname are 1.11% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.34% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Balakrishnan earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 49.35% more than the national average, earning R 354,912 per year; in United States they earn 26.63% more than the national average, earning $54,640 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.27% more than the national average, earning $54,291 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balakrishnan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balakrishnan in the Marathi language
बालकृbalakr89.99
बाळकृbalakr8.42
बालाकृbalakr0.73
बाऴकृbalakr0.24
बाळाकृbalakr0.24
जयाकीशनjayakisana0.12
बालकृणनbalakrnana0.12
बालकषनbalakasana0.12
Balakrishnan in the Hindi language
बालाकृष्णनbalakrsnana64.86
बालकृष्णनbalakrsnana27.03
बालकृष्णंbalakrsnam5.41
बालकृष्णbalakrsna2.7
Balakrishnan in the Oriya language
ବାଲକୃbalakr40
ବାଲକିାନbalakiana40
ବାଲକିbalaki20
Balakrishnan in the Russian language
Балакришнанbalakrisnan-

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