Balan Surname
Approximately 110,034 people bear this surname
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 37,163 | 1:540 | 59 |
| Moldova | 11,752 | 1:303 | 10 |
| India | 11,422 | 1:67,157 | 4,566 |
| Ukraine | 7,038 | 1:6,468 | 705 |
| Mexico | 6,410 | 1:19,364 | 1,527 |
| Haiti | 4,121 | 1:2,593 | 377 |
| Philippines | 3,996 | 1:25,335 | 3,420 |
| Malaysia | 3,455 | 1:8,537 | 999 |
| Russia | 3,340 | 1:43,151 | 5,792 |
| United States | 1,973 | 1:183,710 | 18,319 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,900 | 1:10,952 | 1,572 |
| Brazil | 1,762 | 1:121,495 | 4,596 |
| Guatemala | 1,705 | 1:9,433 | 1,047 |
| Transnistria | 1,634 | 1:291 | 7 |
| Spain | 1,619 | 1:28,877 | 2,962 |
| France | 1,218 | 1:54,534 | 7,203 |
| Oman | 1,137 | 1:3,244 | 480 |
| Indonesia | 942 | 1:140,392 | 13,917 |
| Turkey | 898 | 1:86,661 | 7,795 |
| Canada | 625 | 1:58,953 | 6,943 |
| Italy | 578 | 1:105,807 | 17,798 |
| Venezuela | 447 | 1:67,571 | 2,933 |
| Serbia | 402 | 1:17,774 | 2,067 |
| Argentina | 342 | 1:124,981 | 10,556 |
| England | 295 | 1:188,875 | 16,792 |
| Germany | 291 | 1:276,651 | 29,145 |
| Thailand | 253 | 1:279,203 | 47,999 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Nigeria | 223 | 1:794,362 | 35,535 |
| Kazakhstan | 198 | 1:89,306 | 10,223 |
| Belize | 178 | 1:1,997 | 446 |
| Belarus | 168 | 1:56,554 | 9,609 |
| United Arab Emirates | 159 | 1:57,624 | 5,581 |
| Greece | 149 | 1:74,361 | 12,526 |
| Belgium | 145 | 1:79,287 | 12,505 |
| Iran | 117 | 1:656,261 | 35,321 |
| Papua New Guinea | 117 | 1:69,690 | 9,084 |
| Afghanistan | 109 | 1:294,983 | 4,713 |
| Taiwan | 95 | 1:246,787 | 2,063 |
| Cuba | 81 | 1:142,256 | 3,565 |
| Australia | 80 | 1:337,446 | 28,659 |
| Kuwait | 77 | 1:49,360 | 5,585 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Ireland | 72 | 1:65,402 | 4,223 |
| Sweden | 62 | 1:158,819 | 11,058 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| South Africa | 56 | 1:967,459 | 60,627 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 50 | 1:119,453 | 13,745 |
| Turkmenistan | 46 | 1:119,329 | 2,383 |
| Cameroon | 42 | 1:494,502 | 40,134 |
| Estonia | 42 | 1:31,472 | 5,782 |
| Latvia | 42 | 1:48,811 | 7,408 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Netherlands | 39 | 1:433,005 | 44,158 |
| Uzbekistan | 38 | 1:813,925 | 16,450 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Angola | 25 | 1:1,079,569 | 3,117 |
| Denmark | 23 | 1:245,422 | 19,084 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 1:7,767,125 | 41,967 |
| Slovenia | 22 | 1:113,076 | 12,203 |
| Bulgaria | 19 | 1:367,311 | 17,687 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Azerbaijan | 15 | 1:643,275 | 11,348 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Guam | 12 | 1:13,343 | 2,098 |
| Northern Cyprus | 12 | 1:26,584 | 5,945 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Nepal | 11 | 1:2,589,178 | 9,158 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Maldives | 7 | 1:57,739 | 2,642 |
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Cambodia | 6 | 1:2,581,191 | 8,069 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Iceland | 5 | 1:76,018 | 4,442 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| Ecuador | 4 | 1:3,976,462 | 28,589 |
| Georgia | 4 | 1:936,386 | 24,100 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
The alternate forms: Bălan (7,098), Balán (173), Bälan (7), Bálan (3), Bãlan (1), Balàn (1) & Bálán (1) are calculated separately.
Balan (55,909) may also be a first name.
Balan Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Balan has multiple etymologies:
- Romanian, Moldovan, meaning 'blond' (via the Slavic belan or modern Romanian bălan)
- Kerala-Indian - meaning 'young person' or 'child', from the word bāla(n)
- Ukrainian - meaning 'one who represented a white ox', from the word balan; note that a lot of Ukrainian families are from Moldova or Transnistria
- Spanish - meaning 'descendant of Balán', a Spanish form of the Biblical prophet of Balaam
- Czech - meaning 'descendant of Baltazár', a forename, which means 'may the baal (lord) protect the king'
- French - meaning 'dancer', from the word baler
- Jewish - meaning 'blond person', via a Romanian/Moldovan origin; or a variation of Balon meaning 'bath keeper'; or a variant of the Polish-Jewish Bałon, meaning 'Baltazár' or 'balon', which is a kind of pot
This is a Romanian surname, meaning 'blonde'. This surname has multiple definitions elsewhere in the world.
- deleted-173293The surname means 'blonde'. Balan is an archaic word which was used to refer to blonde people.
- rares_maglanBalan Demographics
Average Male Balan Height
172.41 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Balan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balan (Arabic: بالان, Bengali: বলন, Georgian: ბალან, Hindi: बालन, Marathi: बालन, Oriya: ବଲାନ, Russian: Балан) occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Bălan, Balán, Bälan, Bálan, Bãlan, Balàn or Bálán. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,148th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 66,230 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Balan reside; 55 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 44 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Balan is also the 16,809th most prevalent forename on earth. It is borne by 55,909 people.
The last name Balan is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 37,163 people, or 1 in 540. In Romania it is mostly found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 8 percent reside, Vaslui County, where 8 percent reside and Iași County, where 7 percent reside. Apart from Romania Balan occurs in 126 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 11 percent reside and India, where 10 percent reside.
Balan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Balan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Balan surname increased 3,869 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 3,278 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Balan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (91%) in Russia, Orthodox (63%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (81%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Balan surname are 13.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.18% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Balan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 80.52% less than the national average, earning €5,849 per year; in South Africa they earn 25.47% more than the national average, earning R 298,164 per year; in United States they earn 17.6% more than the national average, earning $50,744 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.92% less than the national average, earning $48,230 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balan in the Georgian language | ||
| ბალან | balan | - |
| Balan in the Marathi language | ||
| बालन | balana | 90.05 |
| बाळन | balana | 2.22 |
| बालान | balana | 1.8 |
| बलन | balana | 1.57 |
| बालण | balana | 0.73 |
| बाळण | balana | 0.42 |
| बावन | bavana | 0.23 |
| बाळान | balana | 0.23 |
| बालम | balama | 0.15 |
| बलान | balana | 0.11 |
| पालन | palana | 0.11 |
| बाला | bala | 0.11 |
| बालसु | balasu | 0.08 |
| बलाण | balana | 0.08 |
| बाळकृ | balakr | 0.08 |
| वालन | valana | 0.08 |
| बाल | bala | 0.08 |
| बाळा | bala | 0.04 |
| बाळं | balam | 0.04 |
| बाळम | balama | 0.04 |
| बबन | babana | 0.04 |
| Balan in the Bengali language | ||
| বলন | balana | 75 |
| বলান | balana | 12.5 |
| বালন | balana | 12.5 |
| Balan in the Hindi language | ||
| बालन | balana | 36.36 |
| बालां | balam | 20.2 |
| बालान | balana | 16.16 |
| बलन | balana | 16.16 |
| बलान | balana | 3.54 |
| बालाण | balana | 2.02 |
| बालं | balam | 1.52 |
| बालव | balava | 1.01 |
| बालाना | balana | 1.01 |
| बलं | balam | 0.51 |
| बलां | balam | 0.51 |
| Balan in the Oriya language | ||
| ବଲାନ | balana | 34.62 |
| ବାଲାନ | balana | 19.23 |
| ବଲନ | balana | 15.38 |
| ବାଲନ | balana | 11.54 |
| ବଳରାମ | balarama | 3.85 |
| ବାଲାନ୍ | balan | 3.85 |
| ବଳନ | balana | 3.85 |
| ବାଲନ୍ | balan | 3.85 |
| ବଲନ୍ | balan | 3.85 |
| Balan in the Russian language | ||
| Балан | balan | - |
| Balan in the Arabic language | ||
| بالان | balan | - |
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