Balens Surname

5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Balens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
France21:33,211,361423,184
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Balens Last Name Facts

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

Balens occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Balens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Balens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Balens live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 29 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most commonly used in Belgium, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 2,299,329. In Belgium it is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 60 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 40 percent reside. Excluding Belgium this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent reside and France, where 14 percent reside.

Balens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Balens has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Balens surname declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balense926/
Ballens925/
Balns911/
Valens8320,329/
Balins83307/
Walens83148/
Belens83103/
Bolens8399/
Balenz837/
Bélens833/
Balyns831/
Balnæs831/
Boelens773,879/
Bollens77806/
Wallens77347/
Beulens77276/
Bohlens77145/
Vallens77126/
Boulens77100/
Balenze7782/
Ballyns7725/
Ballins7722/
Belensz7718/
Balence777/
Balinsh774/
Valense774/
Beelens773/
Baulins773/
Valiens772/
Balynsh771/
Beluens771/
Whalens771/
Wahlens771/
Bolense771/
Wealens770/
Behlens770/
Walns731/
Valns730/
Bolns730/
Beullens711,337/
Ballijns7159/
Wallenås7116/
Ballence7111/
Weallens714/
Baillenx713/
Bollensd711/
Bailence711/
Balendje711/
Beeliens711/
Vallense711/
Bouliens711/
Walensze710/
Ballions710/
Valins67255/
Wolens67226/
Bolenz67194/
Valenz67144/
Volens6782/
Belins6759/
Walenz6754/
Bolins6718/
Walins676/
Balinsche674/
Balnch673/
Valensova673/
Valems671/
Balnce671/
Beléns671/
Valnæs671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Balens
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