Balanga Surname
Approximately 14,763 people bear this surname
Balanga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angola | 10,254 | 1:2,632 | 432 |
| DR Congo | 2,784 | 1:26,537 | 3,328 |
| Philippines | 774 | 1:130,799 | 22,289 |
| Israel | 225 | 1:38,034 | 5,222 |
| Tanzania | 161 | 1:328,830 | 24,745 |
| United States | 138 | 1:2,626,514 | 158,538 |
| Papua New Guinea | 102 | 1:79,938 | 10,532 |
| Congo | 63 | 1:79,192 | 6,869 |
| India | 52 | 1:14,751,257 | 245,013 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| Zambia | 20 | 1:792,496 | 27,807 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Uganda | 17 | 1:2,296,428 | 70,019 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| Kenya | 15 | 1:3,078,660 | 38,128 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Benin | 8 | 1:1,291,950 | 54,095 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Cameroon | 5 | 1:4,153,814 | 129,697 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Central African Republic | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 387 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
The alternate forms: Balañga (14) are calculated separately.
Balanga (532) may also be a first name.
Balanga Demographics
Average Balanga Salary in
United States
$49,442 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Balanga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balanga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balanga (Oriya: ବାଲା) is more frequently found in Angola than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Balañga. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Balanga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 35,749th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 493,636 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Balanga live; 70 percent live in Southern Africa and 69 percent live in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 365,707th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 532 people.
The surname is most widely held in Angola, where it is borne by 10,254 people, or 1 in 2,632. Besides Angola this last name is found in 38 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 19 percent live and The Philippines, where 5 percent live.
Balanga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Balanga has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Balanga surname grew 863 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Balanga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Balanga last name is predominantly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Balanga surname are 27.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.91% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Balanga earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.56% less than the national average, earning R 110,352 per year and in United States they earn 14.58% more than the national average, earning $49,442 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balanga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balanga in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଲା | bala | 45.92 |
| ବାଲାା | balaa | 32.65 |
| ବଲା | bala | 7.14 |
| ବାଲ | bala | 6.12 |
| ବଲ | bala | 3.06 |
| ବଳା | bala | 2.04 |
| ବାଳାା | balaa | 2.04 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Balanga
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