Balanta Surname

33,578th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,810 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Balanta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balanta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia14,5011:3,295567
Philippines6091:166,23727,191
Venezuela2191:137,9184,406
Spain1591:294,03817,827
India871:8,816,843179,063
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Ecuador481:331,3729,295
Panama311:126,2024,409
England171:3,277,533109,658
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Trinidad and Tobago61:227,32910,175
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
France31:22,140,907385,998
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Balanta (220) may also be a first name.

Balanta Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Balanta Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Balanta (Bengali: বলন্ত, Hindi: बलन्ता, Marathi: बळांता, Oriya: ବଲ) occurs most in Colombia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balanta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 33,578th most widely held surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 460,945 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Balanta reside; 93 percent reside in South America and 93 percent reside in Caribbean South America. Balanta is also the 608,246th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 220 people.

This surname is most numerous in Colombia, where it is carried by 14,501 people, or 1 in 3,295. In Colombia Balanta is most frequent in: Valle del Cauca Department, where 46 percent are found, Cauca Department, where 42 percent are found and Capital District, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Colombia it occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 4 percent are found and Venezuela, where 1 percent are found.

Balanta Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Balanta are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Balanta earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 5.54% less than the national average, earning $21,444,000 COP per year and in United States they earn 27.17% less than the national average, earning $31,424 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balanta Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balanta in the Bengali language
বলন্তbalanta-
Balanta in the Marathi language
बळांताbalanta66.67
बलंताbalanta33.33
Balanta in the Hindi language
बलन्ताbalanta50
बलान्ताbalanta33.33
बलंताbalanta16.67
Balanta in the Oriya language
ବଲbala25
ଭତ'ାbhata'a25
ବଳbala25
ବଲାbala25

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Footnotes

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