Balance Surname
Approximately 690 people bear this surname
Balance Surname Definition:
(English) Dweller at the sign of the balance, usually designating a scale maker.
Balance Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 396 | 1:255,652 | 38,046 |
| South Africa | 86 | 1:629,973 | 47,084 |
| Nigeria | 68 | 1:2,605,041 | 84,856 |
| Tanzania | 51 | 1:1,038,071 | 45,916 |
| France | 41 | 1:1,620,066 | 149,911 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Marshall Islands | 6 | 1:8,637 | 1,214 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 1:3,859,560 | 114,807 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1:2,880,679 | 10,064 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 42 | 1:105,473 | 6,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 46 | 1:529,899 | 28,330 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 84 | 1:597,841 | 40,179 |
Balance (434) may also be a first name.
Balance Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Dweller at the sign of the balance, usually designating a scale maker.
Balance Demographics
Average Balance Salary in
South Africa
R 229,020
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Balance Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balance Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balance is most common in The Philippines. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Balance? popularity and diffusion
The last name Balance is the 482,629th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,561,661 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Balance live; 58 percent live in Southeast Asia and 57 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Balance is also the 411,730th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 434 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The Philippines, where it is held by 396 people, or 1 in 255,652. In The Philippines Balance is primarily found in: Central Luzon, where 27 percent live, Bicol, where 19 percent live and National Capital Region, where 18 percent live. Besides The Philippines Balance occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 12 percent live and Nigeria, where 10 percent live.
Balance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Balance has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Balance Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (64%) in Ireland.
Balance earn marginally less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 3.63% less than the national average, earning R 229,020 per year.
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Footnotes
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