Balasingam Surname

141,046th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sri Lanka
Highest density in:
Sri Lanka

Balasingam Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'baby lion' in Tamil; from bala, meaning 'young' and singam, meaning 'lion'.

Balasingam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sri Lanka1,9731:10,5471,525
Canada3371:109,33411,723
Malaysia2481:118,9287,853
England2391:233,13019,331
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
Singapore431:128,0865,748
New Zealand391:116,11114,715
Australia311:870,82953,581
Norway251:205,69123,411
Qatar221:107,18211,536
India191:40,371,862445,856
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
France51:13,284,544357,392
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Balasingam (1,144) may also be a first name.

Balasingam Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'baby lion' in Tamil; from bala, meaning 'young' and singam, meaning 'lion'.

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Balasingam Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balasingam (Marathi: बलिंसगम) is found most in Sri Lanka. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Balasingam click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balasingam? popularity and diffusion

Balasingam is the 141,046th most commonly used surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,305,456 people. The surname Balasingam occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Balasingam live; 63 percent live in South Asia and 63 percent live in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 235,318th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 1,144 people.

Balasingam is most frequent in Sri Lanka, where it is carried by 1,973 people, or 1 in 10,547. Excluding Sri Lanka this surname occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 11 percent reside and Malaysia, where 8 percent reside.

Balasingam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Balasingam last name are 1.23% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52% registered with the political party.

The amount Balasingam earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.52% less than the national average, earning 223,157 kr per year; in United States they earn 18.56% more than the national average, earning $51,157 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.67% more than the national average, earning $51,008 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balasingam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balasingam in the Marathi language
बलिंसगमbalinsagama-

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