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
Balalaika (Russian: Балалаика) is most common in Latvia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Balalaika? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Balalaika live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Baltic Europe.
It is most common in Latvia, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 410,009. In Latvia Balalaika is primarily concentrated in: Latgale, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Latvia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 17 percent reside.
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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