Balen Surname
Approximately 4,310 people bear this surname
Balen Surname Definition:
Belen, in the Cor. British, is the same as Melen, a mill. Bellyn, local, a town in Lower Saxony. Balaen, Welsh, steel, denoting strength and durability.
Balen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | 958 | 1:105,677 | 18,370 |
| Brazil | 620 | 1:345,281 | 13,262 |
| Croatia | 585 | 1:7,228 | 1,127 |
| United States | 323 | 1:1,122,164 | 80,931 |
| Australia | 242 | 1:111,552 | 12,427 |
| Turkey | 197 | 1:395,033 | 24,096 |
| Ukraine | 152 | 1:299,491 | 38,253 |
| Netherlands | 137 | 1:123,264 | 19,295 |
| Canada | 125 | 1:294,765 | 27,374 |
| Papua New Guinea | 102 | 1:79,938 | 10,532 |
| India | 98 | 1:7,827,198 | 166,253 |
| France | 93 | 1:714,223 | 89,679 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 73 | 1:48,444 | 6,146 |
| Indonesia | 69 | 1:1,916,655 | 121,671 |
| Iraq | 63 | 1:555,899 | 8,855 |
| Italy | 56 | 1:1,092,084 | 72,109 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Spain | 46 | 1:1,016,349 | 37,676 |
| Taiwan | 45 | 1:520,994 | 3,910 |
| Germany | 40 | 1:2,012,636 | 110,053 |
| Slovenia | 37 | 1:67,234 | 9,657 |
| Malaysia | 36 | 1:819,284 | 37,745 |
| Belgium | 21 | 1:547,459 | 51,586 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| South Africa | 11 | 1:4,925,246 | 143,631 |
| Serbia | 11 | 1:649,541 | 22,440 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 7 | 1:853,236 | 52,732 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 105 | 1:478,273 | 34,042 |
The alternate forms: Balén (7), Baleń (7) & Baleñ (1) are calculated separately.
Balen (9,213) may also be a first name.
Balen Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Belen, in the Cor. British, is the same as Melen, a mill. Bellyn, local, a town in Lower Saxony. Balaen, Welsh, steel, denoting strength and durability.
Balen Demographics
Average Balen Salary in
United States
$53,607 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Balen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balen (Bengali: বলেন, Hindi: बलेन, Marathi: बाळ, Oriya: ବାେଲନ, Russian: Бален) is carried by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Balén, Baleń or Baleñ. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balen? popularity and diffusion
It is the 108,070th most commonly used surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,690,846 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 35 percent of Balen reside; 25 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 22 percent reside in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 64,688th most commonly used given name globally. It is borne by 9,213 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The Philippines, where it is borne by 958 people, or 1 in 105,677. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: National Capital Region, where 18 percent reside, Calabarzon, where 14 percent reside and Caraga, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The Philippines it occurs in 59 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 14 percent reside and Croatia, where 14 percent reside.
Balen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Balen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Balen surname rose 308 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Balen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Balen surname are 8.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.74% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Balen earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.67% less than the national average, earning R 76,836 per year; in Colombia they earn 17.68% less than the national average, earning $18,688,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 24.24% more than the national average, earning $53,607 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.08% more than the national average, earning $51,214 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balen Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balen in the Bengali language | ||
| বলেন | balena | - |
| Balen in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାେଲନ | baelana | 94.74 |
| ବାେଲନ୍ | baelan | 5.26 |
| Balen in the Marathi language | ||
| बाळ | bala | 84 |
| बाळानोबा | balanoba | 8 |
| बालेन | balena | 8 |
| Balen in the Hindi language | ||
| बलेन | balena | 60 |
| बालेन | balena | 20 |
| बलेन्च | balenca | 20 |
| Balen in the Russian language | ||
| Бален | balen | - |
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