Balbuena Surname

8,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Paraguay

Balbuena Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balbuena Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines15,4491:6,553576
Mexico14,5231:8,547944
Argentina9,8391:4,344499
Paraguay9,6971:746186
Dominican Republic5,1841:2,013304
United States2,8521:127,08913,468
Spain2,2021:21,2322,309
Peru1,7281:18,3942,214
Brazil1,1711:182,8137,061
Venezuela7351:41,0942,230
Colombia6911:69,1383,037
Uruguay6021:5,701639
Cuba3091:37,2901,732
Panama1141:34,3181,921
Canada891:413,99536,402
France821:810,03397,301
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
England321:1,741,18971,393
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Chile291:607,46514,668
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Ecuador141:1,136,13215,474
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Puerto Rico101:355,0142,904
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Belize21:177,7373,502
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Comoros11:749,524685
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420

The alternate forms: Balbueña (3) are calculated separately.

Balbuena (154) may also be a first name.

Balbuena Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balbuena is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Balbueña. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balbuena? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,663rd most common last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 111,089 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Balbuena live; 37 percent live in South America and 23 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. Balbuena is also the 740,891st most widespread first name globally It is held by 154 people.

The last name Balbuena is most widespread in The Philippines, where it is carried by 15,449 people, or 1 in 6,553. In The Philippines Balbuena is mostly concentrated in: Bicol, where 14 percent live, Central Visayas, where 14 percent live and National Capital Region, where 13 percent live. Not including The Philippines it exists in 61 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 22 percent live and Argentina, where 15 percent live.

Balbuena Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Balbuena surname are 41.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 94.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Balbuena earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 32.82% more than the national average, earning S/. 25,747 per year; in Colombia they earn 23.58% more than the national average, earning $28,055,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.17% less than the national average, earning $36,171 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.83% more than the national average, earning $50,093 CAD per year.

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