Balaña Surname

437,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Balaña Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balaña Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain7251:64,4865,817
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Guatemala71:2,297,5246,613
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003

The alternate forms: Balana (6,239), Balañá (34), Balañà (13) & Bălana (1) are calculated separately.

Balaña Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balaña is carried by more people in Spain than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Balana, Balañá, Balañà or Bălana. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balaña? popularity and diffusion

Balaña is the 437,080th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 9,283,498 people. Balaña is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Balaña reside; 92 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 92 percent reside in Iberian Europe.

This last name is most common in Spain, where it is borne by 725 people, or 1 in 64,486. In Spain Balaña is mostly concentrated in: Catalonia, where 92 percent reside, Madrid, where 7 percent reside and Valencian Community, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Spain it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 6 percent reside and Guatemala, where 1 percent reside.

Balaña Last Name Statistics demography

Balaña earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In Colombia they earn 75.2% more than the national average, earning $39,774,200 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balana946,239/
Balañá9434/
Balañà9413/
Balañga9214/
Balañas923/
Baalaña921/
Bălana891/
Ballañea861/
Balañach861/
Baleña835,253/
Bolaña83135/
Belaña8346/
Balaño837/
Ballañ831/
Baliañ831/
Balanga7714,763/
Balanay778,544/
Balanad773,443/
Balanna771,092/
Balagna771,024/
Balyana77275/
Baliana77198/
Ballana77173/
Baulana77107/
Balanya7791/
Balanaa7769/
Balamna7762/
Balhana7757/
Balania7752/
Balanea7734/
Balgana7733/
Balaina7721/
Balaños7719/
Balleña7712/
Bailana7711/
Baleana7711/
Balanas779/
Bolañas779/
Balanja778/
Balahna777/
Balaana773/
Bhalana773/
Balayna773/
Balanai772/
Balanat772/
Balaani771/
Boslaña771/
Balaena771/
Balanaz771/
Balanoa771/
Ballaño771/
Bahlana771/
Balasna771/
Balañez771/
Baslana771/
Bolañ731/
Balliana71998/
Balangay71176/
Balianga7181/
Balangia7170/
Balhanas7138/
Ballanad7137/
Baylanay7135/
Bailanga7134/
Balianas7132/
Balyanga7131/
Baliasna7125/
Beallana7124/
Balainya7113/
Balyamna7112/
Balanadh7111/
Balianah7110/
Bagliana7110/
Balainay7110/
Baalyana719/
Bhalanga719/
Balainas718/
Ballanna717/
Ballanga716/
Balahyna716/
Baalanna714/
Balahani713/
Balainga712/
Bhalanna712/
Baalanga712/
Balahana712/
Balyasna711/
Balaanis711/
Balaanna711/
Balahane711/
Ballanai711/
Bhallana711/
Baalaani711/
Bahlaina711/
Balanjai711/
Balanacz711/
Balanaja711/
Balanaya711/
Balangea711/
Balangna711/
Balanhay711/
Balaniat711/
Ballanas711/
Balianad711/
Bailanah711/
Balyaana711/
Balangai711/
Ballanaj711/
Bealanga710/
Bolaño6732,836/
Balane6718,888/
Balani6712,154/
Balano673,195/
Balena671,975/
Balona671,738/
Bolana67543/
Boloña67494/
Belaño67451/
Walana67404/
Belana67226/
Valana6767/
Balanj6759/
Balanh6749/
Baleño6735/
Balany6713/
Balongaya6713/
Batillana6711/
Balloñ675/
Baloenaai673/
Valoña672/
Boleña672/
Balainaud672/
Battliana671/
Balanahat671/
Balangaja671/
Balangaya671/
Bhallanna671/
Beloña671/
Bolañe671/
Bolañó671/
Balanjead671/
Ballianga671/
Bahalanga671/
Baihlaina671/

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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 Balaña
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