Balana Surname
Approximately 6,239 people bear this surname
Balana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 4,433 | 1:22,837 | 2,987 |
| Cameroon | 996 | 1:20,852 | 2,836 |
| India | 277 | 1:2,769,189 | 85,362 |
| Poland | 164 | 1:231,761 | 29,809 |
| DR Congo | 82 | 1:900,970 | 60,382 |
| United States | 49 | 1:7,397,121 | 336,459 |
| Papua New Guinea | 47 | 1:173,483 | 24,058 |
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| South Africa | 15 | 1:3,611,847 | 123,156 |
| Ukraine | 14 | 1:3,251,621 | 182,804 |
| Taiwan | 10 | 1:2,344,475 | 14,894 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Romania | 3 | 1:6,692,623 | 78,504 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Guatemala | 3 | 1:5,360,889 | 8,925 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
The alternate forms: Balaña (785), Bălana (1), Balañá (34) & Balañà (13) are calculated separately.
Balana (675) may also be a first name.
Balana Demographics
Average Balana Salary in
United States
$56,760 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Balana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balana (Arabic: بالانا, Bengali: বলনা, Hindi: बलाना, Marathi: बालना, Oriya: ବାଲାନା, Russian: Балана) has its highest incidence in The Philippines. It can also be found as a variant: Balaña, Bălana, Balañá or Balañà. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balana? popularity and diffusion
Balana is the 78,304th most numerous family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,168,063 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 76 percent of Balana are found; 71 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 70 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 319,040th most widespread given name globally, held by 675 people.
The last name Balana is most widely held in The Philippines, where it is carried by 4,433 people, or 1 in 22,837. In The Philippines it is most common in: Bicol, where 33 percent live, National Capital Region, where 17 percent live and Western Visayas, where 15 percent live. Outside of The Philippines this last name occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 16 percent live and India, where 4 percent live.
Balana Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Balana surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Balana earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.24% less than the national average, earning R 35,064 per year; in United States they earn 31.54% more than the national average, earning $56,760 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.39% more than the national average, earning $55,838 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balana in the Bengali language | ||
| বলনা | balana | - |
| Balana in the Hindi language | ||
| बलाना | balana | 91.67 |
| बलाणा | balana | 4.76 |
| बलना | balana | 3.57 |
| Balana in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଲାନା | balana | 78.87 |
| ବଳନା | balana | 11.27 |
| ବାଲନା | balana | 7.04 |
| ବାଳାନା | balana | 1.41 |
| ବାଲଣା | balana | 1.41 |
| Balana in the Marathi language | ||
| बालना | balana | 59.46 |
| बालाना | balana | 8.11 |
| बाळना | balana | 6.76 |
| बलाना | balana | 4.05 |
| बाल | bala | 2.7 |
| बाळ | bala | 2.7 |
| बाळाना | balana | 2.7 |
| बाळाणा | balana | 2.7 |
| बलना | balana | 1.35 |
| बाळणा | balana | 1.35 |
| बाळाऩ्ना | balanna | 1.35 |
| बलणा | balana | 1.35 |
| बळना | balana | 1.35 |
| बलाणा | balana | 1.35 |
| बालणा | balana | 1.35 |
| भालना | bhalana | 1.35 |
| Balana in the Russian language | ||
| Балана | balana | - |
| Balana in the Arabic language | ||
| بالانا | balana | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balana
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