Balcells Surname
Approximately 2,648 people bear this surname
Balcells Surname User-submission:
Balcell, as well as Balcells and Baucells, are Catalan surnames and are diminutives of balç, meaning 'cleef'.
Balcells Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 2,050 | 1:22,806 | 2,445 |
| France | 156 | 1:425,787 | 61,887 |
| United States | 109 | 1:3,325,311 | 189,554 |
| Argentina | 91 | 1:469,708 | 35,035 |
| Mexico | 80 | 1:1,551,578 | 16,530 |
| Cuba | 58 | 1:198,668 | 4,225 |
| Chile | 38 | 1:463,591 | 12,075 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Uruguay | 4 | 1:857,940 | 31,713 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Balcells Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Balcell, as well as Balcells and Baucells, are Catalan surnames and are diminutives of balç, meaning 'cleef'.
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Average Balcells Salary in
United States
$56,467 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Balcells Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balcells Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balcells is carried by more people in Spain than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Balcells.
How Common Is The Last Name Balcells? popularity and diffusion
The last name Balcells is the 163,914th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,752,094 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 84 percent of Balcells live; 78 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 77 percent live in Iberian Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Spain, where it is held by 2,050 people, or 1 in 22,806. In Spain Balcells is mostly found in: Catalonia, where 95 percent reside, Madrid, where 2 percent reside and Balearic Islands, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Spain Balcells is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.
Balcells Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Balcells surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.
Balcells earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.87% more than the national average, earning $56,467 USD per year.
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