Balena Surname
Approximately 1,975 people bear this surname
Balena Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 723 | 1:296,092 | 11,405 |
| Italy | 631 | 1:96,920 | 16,607 |
| Philippines | 221 | 1:458,092 | 55,782 |
| United States | 119 | 1:3,045,873 | 177,373 |
| Argentina | 71 | 1:602,020 | 42,723 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| India | 54 | 1:14,204,914 | 239,375 |
| Canada | 23 | 1:1,601,982 | 107,690 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Albania | 10 | 1:291,406 | 15,585 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Peru | 5 | 1:6,356,825 | 38,776 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Cambodia | 3 | 1:5,162,382 | 10,688 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
The alternate forms: Baleña (5,253) are calculated separately.
Balena (100) may also be a first name.
Balena Demographics
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Balena Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balena Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balena (Oriya: ବାେଲଞା, Russian: Балена) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Baleña. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balena? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 209,270th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,689,897 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Balena are found; 41 percent are found in South America and 37 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 946,056th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 100 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Brazil, where it is borne by 723 people, or 1 in 296,092. In Brazil Balena is most common in: Santa Catarina, where 32 percent are found, Paraná, where 22 percent are found and São Paulo, where 19 percent are found. Without taking into account Brazil it occurs in 39 countries. It is also common in Italy, where 32 percent are found and The Philippines, where 11 percent are found.
Balena Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Balena has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Balena last name grew 1,983 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Balena Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Balena surname are 8.13% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 61.36% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Balena earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 133.56% more than the national average, earning €70,139 per year; in Peru they earn 32.98% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,992 per year; in United States they earn 4.53% more than the national average, earning $45,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.2% less than the national average, earning $43,127 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balena Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balena in the Oriya language | ||
| ବାେଲଞା | baelana | 33.33 |
| ବାେଲନା | baelana | 33.33 |
| ବାେଲଣା | baelana | 33.33 |
| Balena in the Russian language | ||
| Балена | balena | - |
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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 Balena
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