Balat Surname
Approximately 10,757 people bear this surname
Balat Surname User-submission:
The Filipino family name Balatbat is classified as being of occupational origin. It can be said that the most ancient and most interesting of surnames are those derived from the occupation of the original bearer. Occupational names have provided what has been described by scholars as 'an inventory of the common trades of medieval Europe'.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,915 | 1:400,556 | 21,201 |
| Turkey | 1,872 | 1:41,571 | 4,272 |
| Philippines | 1,802 | 1:56,181 | 9,413 |
| Syria | 1,238 | 1:15,590 | 1,226 |
| Egypt | 946 | 1:97,184 | 8,316 |
| France | 744 | 1:89,278 | 12,815 |
| Israel | 512 | 1:16,714 | 2,508 |
| Nigeria | 492 | 1:360,046 | 19,339 |
| Algeria | 233 | 1:165,801 | 21,000 |
| United Arab Emirates | 225 | 1:40,721 | 4,209 |
| United States | 146 | 1:2,482,595 | 151,840 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Papua New Guinea | 75 | 1:108,716 | 14,715 |
| Romania | 61 | 1:329,145 | 28,853 |
| Argentina | 50 | 1:854,868 | 55,754 |
| Spain | 49 | 1:954,123 | 36,393 |
| Iraq | 42 | 1:833,849 | 11,429 |
| Croatia | 36 | 1:117,461 | 17,621 |
| Malaysia | 27 | 1:1,092,379 | 48,277 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Afghanistan | 15 | 1:2,143,546 | 15,005 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Taiwan | 8 | 1:2,930,593 | 17,989 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Balát (155) are calculated separately.
Balat (3,243) may also be a first name.
Balat Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Filipino family name Balatbat is classified as being of occupational origin. It can be said that the most ancient and most interesting of surnames are those derived from the occupation of the original bearer. Occupational names have provided what has been described by scholars as 'an inventory of the common trades of medieval Europe'. Such names offer a glimpse into the daily lives of our ancestors. With regard to the surname Balatbat, it derives from the Filipino word 'balat', which means 'bark of a tree, leather'. Thus, we can say, that the original bearer of the surname Balatbat would have been a person who gathered bark for use in tanning or for medicinal purposes. During the Middle Ages, and before the hereditary family surname system was instituted, it was a practice to adopt a second name to be able to differentiate one individual from others with the same personal name. Variants of the surname Balatbat include Balat and Balabat.
One of the earliest references to this name is a record of one Eduardo Balabat, who married Juana Gulay, in Duero, Bohol, in the year 1871. The christening of Jose Medrecacao Balabat, the son of Eduardo Balabat and Juana Gulay, took place on the 23rd of March, 1872, in the same place mentioned above, while Malio Cagasan Balabat was born in Duero, in 1896. Research is of course ongoing and this name may have been documented even earlier than the dates indicated above. The family name Balatbat has also been recorded in the New World as shown by documents from the United States, which mention the birth of Fernando Balatbat, a resident of California, recorded on the 17th of September, 1945. Up to the present time there is no record of bearers of this name granted a blazon of arms, therefore the arms described below are the national arms of their country of origin.
Blazon of arms:
Per pale, first azure an eagle displayed proper, second gules, a lion or, a chief argent, charged with three stars or, over all an escutcheon argent charged with a sun in splendor or.
- akositabitabsFor the almost 70 Spaniards bearing this surname, it's a Catalan one, coming from the Occitan, balat or valat, meaning 'moat'.
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Average Balat Salary in
United States
$42,825 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Balat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balat Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balat (Bengali: বালাতী, Hindi: बलात, Marathi: बलत, Oriya: ବାଳାତ, Russian: Балат) occurs more in India more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Balát. For other possible spellings of Balat click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balat? popularity and diffusion
It is the 48,002nd most widespread surname globally It is held by around 1 in 677,470 people. The surname Balat is predominantly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Balat reside; 36 percent reside in West Asia and 18 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Balat is also the 125,835th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 3,243 people.
The surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 1,915 people, or 1 in 400,556. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Gujarat, where 98 percent live, Maharashtra, where 1 percent live and Telangana, where 0 percent live. Beside India this surname exists in 49 countries. It is also found in Turkey, where 17 percent live and The Philippines, where 17 percent live.
Balat Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Balat has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Balat surname grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Balat Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Balat are 38.07% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 91.3% being registered with the party.
The amount Balat earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.75% less than the national average, earning $42,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.71% less than the national average, earning $27,471 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balat Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balat in the Bengali language | ||
| বালাতী | balati | 50 |
| বলাত | balata | 25 |
| বলত | balata | 25 |
| Balat in the Hindi language | ||
| बलात | balata | 50 |
| बालत | balata | 20 |
| बलत | balata | 20 |
| बलटा | balata | 10 |
| Balat in the Marathi language | ||
| बलत | balata | 25 |
| बलात | balata | 16.67 |
| बालत | balata | 11.11 |
| बळात | balata | 11.11 |
| बालात | balata | 11.11 |
| बलाई | bala'i | 11.11 |
| बाळात | balata | 8.33 |
| बालट | balata | 2.78 |
| बलट | balata | 2.78 |
| Balat in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାଳାତ | balata | 14.29 |
| ବଲଟ | balata | 14.29 |
| ବାଲାଟ | balata | 14.29 |
| ଜଲସରୀ | jalasari | 14.29 |
| ବାଲତ | balata | 14.29 |
| ବଳତ | balata | 14.29 |
| ବଲତୀ | balati | 14.29 |
| Balat in the Russian language | ||
| Балат | balat | - |
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