Balalaika Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Balalaika Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 5 | 1:410,009 | 28,210 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Balalaika Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balalaika Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balalaika (Russian: Балалаика) is borne by more people in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Balalaika? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Balalaika is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Balalaika are found; 83 percent are found in Northern Europe and 83 percent are found in Baltic Europe.
Balalaika is most widespread in Latvia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 410,009. In Latvia Balalaika is primarily concentrated in: Latgale, where 100 percent live. Outside of Latvia Balalaika occurs in one country. It is also common in Ukraine, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balalika | 94 | 319 | / |
| Balalaiko | 89 | 5 | / |
| Balalaica | 89 | 1 | / |
| Balaalika | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bhalalakat | 84 | 1 | / |
| Balalike | 82 | 17 | / |
| Balalake | 82 | 1 | / |
| Balolaka | 82 | 1 | / |
| Balalaki | 82 | 1 | / |
| Bhalalakhad | 80 | 1 | / |
| Balalayko | 78 | 7 | / |
| Balolaiko | 78 | 1 | / |
| Balalakopp | 74 | 38 | / |
| Bolaliko | 71 | 21 | / |
| Bolelika | 71 | 21 | / |
| Valalaki | 71 | 16 | / |
| Bolaleka | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bolalake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balolake | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baloleka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balolakis | 67 | 5 | / |
| Balalaque | 67 | 2 | / |
| Belhalika | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balaliqui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balalache | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bolaalaka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bolalaqui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bolalioko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baulialice | 63 | 1 | / |
| Baloleko | 59 | 1 | / |
| Bolalaque | 56 | 47 | / |
| Bolialiko | 56 | 4 | / |
| Bolalekoa | 56 | 3 | / |
| Boleloucka | 53 | 2 | / |
| Baileylake | 53 | 1 | / |
Balalaika Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balalaika in the Russian language | ||
| Балалаика | balalaika | - |
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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 Balalaika
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