Balders Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Balders Surname Definition:

From the Old Norse, Baldr; in the Domesday Book, Baldric; from the German, Balder; from the Danish, Bald, Balle, Bolat; Deh. Balder, Bols, Bolt; a personal name.

Balders Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Balders Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Old Norse, Baldr; in the Domesday Book, Baldric; from the German, Balder; from the Danish, Bald, Balle, Bolat; Deh. Balder, Bols, Bolt; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Balders Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balders is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of Balders click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balders? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,441,361st most frequently occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 48,909,704 people. Balders occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Balders live; 48 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Balders is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 1,166,746. In Germany it is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 67 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent reside and Baden-Württemberg, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Germany Balders exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Balders Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Balders has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Balders last name rose 2,167 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Balders Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Balders surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Balders earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 66.22% more than the national average, earning $71,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 113.58% more than the national average, earning $106,112 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baldersø939/
Baldears932/
Balderrs931/
Baulders930/
Walders86344/
Bolders86243/
Valders8618/
Baldars866/
Waalders8070/
Valderås807/
Boulders801/
Volders712,623/
Wolders7149/
Walderx711/
Bouldoirs631/
Valdirce531/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balders
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