Balañá Surname

3,373,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

Balañá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balañá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Balaña (785), Balañà (13), Balana (6,239) & Bălana (1) are calculated separately.

Balañá Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balañá has its highest incidence in Spain. It may also occur as a variant: Balaña, Balañà, Balana or Bălana. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balañá? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,373,373rd most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 214,339,586 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 74 percent of Balañá are found; 68 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 68 percent are found in Iberian Europe.

The last name Balañá is most commonly occurring in Spain, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 2,032,697. In Spain Balañá is most prevalent in: Catalonia, where 83 percent reside and Madrid, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Spain Balañá exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Guatemala, where 15 percent reside and Argentina, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balaña94785/
Balañà9413/
Balana896,239/
Balaño837/
Baliañ831/
Ballañ831/
Bălana831/
Balaños7719/
Balañga7714/
Balañas773/
Balanyá772/
Baalaña771/
Ballaño771/
Balañez771/
Bolañ731/
Ballañea711/
Balañach711/
Bolaño6732,836/
Balane6718,888/
Balani6712,154/
Baleña675,253/
Balano673,195/
Balena671,975/
Balona671,738/
Belaño67451/
Bolaña67135/
Balanj6759/
Balanh6749/
Belaña6746/
Baleño6735/
Balany6713/
Balloñ675/
Bolañe671/
Bolañó671/

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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 Balañá
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