Balaq Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Balaq Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 13 | 1:2,473,322 | 16,278 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Balaq (475) may also be a first name.
Balaq Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balaq Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balaq (Arabic: بيلاق, Hindi: बालक़) occurs most in Afghanistan. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Balaq? popularity and diffusion
Balaq is the 4,532,898th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Balaq reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 390,402nd most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 475 people.
This surname is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 2,473,322. In Afghanistan Balaq is most common in: Panjshir, where 69 percent reside, Faryab, where 8 percent reside and Nangarhar, where 8 percent reside. Barring Afghanistan it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 21 percent reside and Iran, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balaq Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balaq in the Hindi language | ||
| बालक़ | balaqa | - |
| Balaq in the Arabic language | ||
| بيلاق | bylaq | - |
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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 Balaq
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