Balaša Surname
Approximately 468 people bear this surname
Balaša Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 451 | 1:15,842 | 1,861 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Balasa (10,404), Balaşa (14), Bălaşa (630), Balása (27), Bălasa (2) & Bălaşă (4) are calculated separately.
Balaša Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balaša Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balaša is found most in Serbia. It may also be found as a variant: Balasa, Balaşa, Bălaşa, Balása, Bălasa or Bălaşă. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Balaša? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 646,966th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 15,571,679 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Balaša live; 99 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
It is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is carried by 451 people, or 1 in 15,842. In Serbia Balaša is most prevalent in: South Bačka District, where 45 percent are found, North Bačka District, where 36 percent are found and North Banat District, where 10 percent are found. Not including Serbia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Croatia, where 2 percent are found and Slovenia, where 1 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Balaša
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