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 last name Balavac is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Balavac.

How Common Is The Last Name Balavac? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 670,508th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 16,339,789 people. The last name Balavac occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Balavac reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most widespread in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is borne by 430 people, or 1 in 8,224. In Bosnia and Herzegovina Balavac is most frequent in: Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 100 percent reside. Beside Bosnia and Herzegovina Balavac exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent reside and Slovenia, where 1 percent reside.

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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