Where Does The Last Name Balb Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Balb (Hindi: बल्ब, Russian: Балб) occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balb? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Balb is the 876,631^st most common surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Balb are found; 36 percent are found in Western Europe and 35 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,484,914^th most commonly occurring forename in the world, borne by 46 people.

The surname Balb is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 109 people, or 1 in 738,582. In Germany Balb is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 79 percent reside, Bavaria, where 17 percent reside and Hesse, where 2 percent reside. Not including Germany this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Taiwan, where 35 percent reside and Pakistan, where 17 percent reside.

Balb Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Balb has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Balb surname decreased 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.