Balek Surname
Approximately 2,097 people bear this surname
Balek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 651 | 1:16,334 | 2,429 |
| United States | 589 | 1:615,380 | 49,848 |
| Slovenia | 169 | 1:14,720 | 3,464 |
| Slovakia | 150 | 1:35,576 | 6,503 |
| Turkey | 122 | 1:637,881 | 33,648 |
| Austria | 79 | 1:107,790 | 15,374 |
| Croatia | 73 | 1:57,926 | 10,865 |
| Brazil | 39 | 1:5,489,085 | 137,424 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Philippines | 24 | 1:4,218,259 | 160,165 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Malaysia | 13 | 1:2,268,787 | 89,138 |
| Serbia | 12 | 1:595,412 | 21,526 |
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| Hungary | 7 | 1:1,402,325 | 60,133 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
The alternate forms: Bálek (133) are calculated separately.
Balek (309) may also be a first name.
Balek Demographics
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Balek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balek Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balek (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﺎﻟﻚ, Hindi: बलेक, Oriya: ବାେଲକ, Russian: Балек) is more frequently found in Czechia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Bálek. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Balek? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 199,192nd most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,475,225 people. Balek is mostly found in Europe, where 59 percent of Balek reside; 39 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 38 percent reside in West Slavic Europe. It is also the 500,178th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 309 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Czechia, where it is held by 651 people, or 1 in 16,334. In Czechia Balek is most prevalent in: Central Bohemian Region, where 17 percent are found, Prague, where 17 percent are found and South Bohemian Region, where 17 percent are found. Other than Czechia this surname exists in 41 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Slovenia, where 8 percent are found.
Balek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Balek has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 6,544 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Balek Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Balek are 22.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.61% being registered to vote for the political party.
Balek earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.02% more than the national average, earning $45,746 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balek Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balek in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାେଲକ | baelaka | 72 |
| ବେଳକ | belaka | 15 |
| ବାେଳକ | baelaka | 11 |
| ବାେଲକ୍ | baelak | 1 |
| Balek in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﺎﻟﻚ | balk | 66.67 |
| ﺑﻠﻚ | blk | 33.33 |
| Balek in the Hindi language | ||
| बलेक | baleka | 57.14 |
| बलेका | baleka | 42.86 |
| Balek in the Russian language | ||
| Балек | balek | - |
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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
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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 Balek
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