Balavac Surname

670,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Balavac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balavac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bosnia and Herzegovina4301:8,2241,662
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Balavac Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balavac occurs more in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balavac? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 670,508th most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,339,789 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Balavac live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

Balavac is most commonly occurring in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 430 people, or 1 in 8,224. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Balavac is primarily found in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent are found. Barring Bosnia and Herzegovina Balavac occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent are found and Slovenia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balavas8625/
Balavak867/
Balavaj861/
Balabac861/
Balavaik80172/
Ballabac803/
Balavake802/
Balavagh802/
Balavash801/
Ballaback751/
Balawag713,132/
Balabag712,161/
Balabak71165/
Balawas71118/
Balevak716/
Balabakova715/
Balawak714/
Valavak712/
Belevac711/
Belavak711/
Balabokova711/
Balabagova711/
Belavag711/
Balabash67305/
Balhabak67149/
Valavaik6789/
Valavake6789/
Balabagh6724/
Belavaik676/
Balabaik674/
Valavaig673/
Balabasz673/
Balawaik672/
Balawaag671/
Balabask671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balavac
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