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Where Does The Last Name Balas Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Balas (Hindi: बलास, Marathi: बालस, Oriya: ବଳାସ, Russian: Балас) is found in India more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Balaš, Balás, Balaş, Balaș, Balaś, Bãlas, Balàs, Baláš, Bălaş or Bălaș. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balas? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Balas is the 24,639^th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 332,385 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Balas are found; 35 percent are found in South Asia and 35 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Balas is also the 194,449^th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 1,582 people.

Balas is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 7,764 people, or 1 in 98,798. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 82 percent reside, Haryana, where 16 percent reside and Punjab, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account India it exists in 95 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Balas Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Balas has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Balas last name rose 17,770 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Balas Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Balas surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Balas last name are 5.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.51% being registered with the political party.

The amount Balas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 29.18% more than the national average, earning 447,074 kr per year; in Peru they earn 63.62% less than the national average, earning S/. 7,052 per year; in South Africa they earn 1570.13% more than the national average, earning R 3,968,860 per year; in United States they earn 6.77% more than the national average, earning $46,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.76% more than the national average, earning $50,059 CAD per year.