Balder Surname
Approximately 1,973 people bear this surname
Balder Surname Definition:
(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name B(e)aldhere = Bold Army. [Old English b(e)ald, bold + here, army] 2 Prince, King. [Old English b(e)aldor]
Balder Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 584 | 1:28,916 | 4,744 |
| United States | 562 | 1:644,945 | 51,776 |
| Germany | 359 | 1:224,249 | 25,098 |
| Sweden | 85 | 1:115,844 | 8,286 |
| Israel | 81 | 1:105,650 | 12,007 |
| India | 36 | 1:21,307,372 | 304,812 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Taiwan | 21 | 1:1,116,416 | 7,706 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Croatia | 15 | 1:281,907 | 28,677 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Denmark | 13 | 1:434,209 | 28,556 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 117 | 1:429,220 | 31,367 |
Balder (365) may also be a first name.
Balder Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon pers. name B(e)aldhere = Bold Army. [Old English b(e)ald, bold + here, army] 2 Prince, King. [Old English b(e)aldor]
Balder Demographics
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Balder Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balder Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balder (Marathi: देर, Russian: Бальдер) is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balder? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 209,446th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,693,637 people. The surname Balder is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Balder are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Balder is also the 455,540th most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 365 people.
The surname Balder is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 584 people, or 1 in 28,916. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 59 percent reside, South Holland, where 9 percent reside and Overijssel, where 8 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this surname occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Germany, where 18 percent reside.
Balder Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Balder has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Balder last name grew 480 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Balder Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Balder surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.
The amount Balder earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.76% more than the national average, earning $47,793 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.64% more than the national average, earning $54,968 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balder Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balder in the Marathi language | ||
| देर | dera | - |
| Balder in the Russian language | ||
| Бальдер | balder | - |
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