Balcan Surname
Approximately 4,556 people bear this surname
Balcan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,234 | 1:34,835 | 3,689 |
| Romania | 2,127 | 1:9,440 | 1,248 |
| Moldova | 106 | 1:33,598 | 5,289 |
| United States | 20 | 1:18,122,947 | 588,089 |
| Canada | 18 | 1:2,046,977 | 128,463 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Balcan (36) may also be a first name.
Balcan Demographics
Average Balcan Salary in
United States
$45,528 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Balcan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balcan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balcan is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Balcan? popularity and diffusion
Balcan is the 103,258th most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,599,549 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Balcan are found; 49 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 49 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly used given name at a global level, held by 36 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,234 people, or 1 in 34,835. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 21 percent reside, Nigde Province, where 19 percent reside and Sirnak Province, where 8 percent reside. Other than Turkey it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 47 percent reside and Moldova, where 2 percent reside.
Balcan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Balcan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Balcan Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Balcan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.51% more than the national average, earning $45,528 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning $55,613 CAD per year.
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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 Balcan
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