Balcells Surname

163,914th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Spain

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain2,0501:22,8062,445
France1561:425,78761,887
United States1091:3,325,311189,554
Argentina911:469,70835,035
Mexico801:1,551,57816,530
Cuba581:198,6684,225
Chile381:463,59112,075
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Andorra21:41,9191,654
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
England21:27,859,030389,889
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

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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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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ballcells942/
Balcellls941/
Balcels931/
Balsells881,509/
Ballcels881/
Balsels801/
Valsells7556/
Valssells711/
Balkles671/
Balquls671/
Volgels535/
Valclez532/
Valkils531/

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