Balcuns Surname

1,620,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Balcuns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balcuns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia721:28,4734,366
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Balčuns (1) are calculated separately.

Balcuns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balcuns is borne by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Balčuns. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balcuns? popularity and diffusion

The last name Balcuns is the 1,620,164th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 58,770,532 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Balcuns reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Latvia, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 28,473. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Semigallia, where 72 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 25 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 3 percent reside. Not including Latvia Balcuns is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 41 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 1 percent reside.

Balcuns Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Balcuns last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

Balcuns earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.7% more than the national average, earning $46,040 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balčuns951/
Balcons862/
Bolcuns861/
Balsons711/
Valsuns711/
Bolsuns711/
Balkunje677/
Walkons5725/
Bolsums577/
Bolsons572/
Valkunje5350/
Walkunje532/

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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 Balcuns
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