Balaskas Surname
Approximately 1,851 people bear this surname
Balaskas Surname Definition:
“Drawer of Lots” in Greek.
Balaskas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 1,616 | 1:6,856 | 795 |
| United States | 111 | 1:3,265,396 | 186,924 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Balaskas Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Drawer of Lots” in Greek.
Balaskas Demographics
Average Balaskas Salary in
United States
$45,968 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Balaskas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balaskas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balaskas is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balaskas? popularity and diffusion
Balaskas is the 220,647th most frequent family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,937,086 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Balaskas reside; 87 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
This last name is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is borne by 1,616 people, or 1 in 6,856. In Greece Balaskas is most numerous in: Attica, where 34 percent are found, Western Greece, where 25 percent are found and Central Macedonia, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Greece this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.
Balaskas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Balaskas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 2,220 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Balaskas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Balaskas surname are 1.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.17% being registered with the party.
The amount Balaskas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 40.49% less than the national average, earning R 141,408 per year; in United States they earn 6.53% more than the national average, earning $45,968 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.49% more than the national average, earning $56,385 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balauskas | 94 | 13 | / |
| Baulauskas | 89 | 6 | / |
| Valaskas | 88 | 48 | / |
| Belaskas | 88 | 13 | / |
| Balascas | 88 | 3 | / |
| Baleskas | 88 | 1 | / |
| Valauskas | 82 | 419 | / |
| Belauskas | 82 | 34 | / |
| Mpalaskas | 82 | 21 | / |
| Balouskas | 82 | 7 | / |
| Ballascas | 82 | 5 | / |
| Beliaskas | 82 | 2 | / |
| Valiauskas | 78 | 4 | / |
| Beleskas | 75 | 6 | / |
| Valaskos | 75 | 3 | / |
| Belascas | 75 | 0 | / |
| Vallascas | 71 | 70 | / |
| Belouskas | 71 | 11 | / |
| Beliauskas | 67 | 27 | / |
| Belyauskas | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bolyauskas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belascos | 63 | 6 | / |
| Balescas | 63 | 3 | / |
| Valascos | 63 | 1 | / |
| Valascaz | 63 | 1 | / |
| Ballescas | 59 | 1,041 | / |
| Baleescas | 59 | 1 | / |
| Belasqueis | 56 | 7 | / |
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Footnotes
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