Balashvili Surname

731,961st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 396 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
South Ossetia

Balashvili Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balashvili Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia2731:13,7202,838
South Ossetia851:629132
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Abkhazia31:80,9553,593
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Balashvili Last Name Facts

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

Balashvili (Georgian: ბალაშვილი, Russian: Балашвили) has its highest incidence in Georgia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balashvili? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 731,961st most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 18,402,894 people. The surname Balashvili is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Balashvili reside; 92 percent reside in West Asia and 69 percent reside in Kartvelo-West Asia.

Balashvili is most frequently used in Georgia, where it is carried by 273 people, or 1 in 13,720. In Georgia it is most frequent in: Shida Kartli, where 40 percent live, Tbilisi, where 31 percent live and Kakheti, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Georgia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in South Ossetia, where 21 percent live and Russia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balashvili Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balashvili in the Georgian language
ბალაშვილიbalashvili-
Balashvili in the Russian language
Балашвилиbalasvili-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balashvili
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