Balcázar Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Bolivia

Balcázar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balcázar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico841:1,477,69316,101
Bolivia131:816,6494,594
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Balcazar (44,690), Balcàzar (10) & Bálcazar (2) are calculated separately.

Balcázar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balcázar is found most in Mexico. It may also occur in the variant forms: Balcazar, Balcàzar or Bálcazar. For other possible spellings of Balcázar click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balcázar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,565,797th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Balcázar live; 66 percent live in North America and 64 percent live in Hispano-North America.

This surname is most widely held in Mexico, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 1,477,693. In Mexico Balcázar is primarily found in: Mexico City, where 26 percent reside, Puebla, where 11 percent reside and Veracruz, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Mexico this last name is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Bolivia, where 10 percent reside and Spain, where 9 percent reside.

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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
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  • 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 Balcázar
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