Balenya Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Balenya Surname User-submission:

Balanyà and Balenyà, are Catalan surnames coming from the Latin family name, Valenianu. Or maybe from a Celtic one: Balanianum. It's also a village in central Catalonia.

Balenya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France241:2,767,613196,808
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Balenya Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Balanyà and Balenyà, are Catalan surnames coming from the Latin family name, Valenianu. Or maybe from a Celtic one: Balanianum. It's also a village in central Catalonia.

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Balenya Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balenya is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balenya? popularity and diffusion

Balenya is the 3,485,539th most prevalent last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Balenya live; 75 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 2,767,613. In France Balenya is most common in: Occitanie, where 100 percent are found. Other than France this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 16 percent are found and Spain, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valenya861,049/
Balenia86410/
Balinya86232/
Walenya867/
Balenja864/
Balenea862/
Bolenya861/
Balegna861/
Valeynya8016/
Balainya8013/
Valeinya801/
Walhenya801/
Valenyea801/
Valenyad801/
Ballenia801/
Baleña775,253/
Balyña771/
Balegno71425/
Balinia71299/
Valenia71242/
Balinha71236/
Walenia7148/
Balinja7147/
Balenio7122/
Baligna7119/
Balleña7112/
Valinya7112/
Valenja712/
Valegna712/
Balinea712/
Baleñia712/
Valenea711/
Baleneo711/
Wolenya711/
Walenyo711/
Balynia711/
Valynya711/
Balingia67148/
Balingea6751/
Valenjad6730/
Vallenia6720/
Voleynya6711/
Balignat676/
Bolengea674/
Balignas673/
Balhinha672/
Balignad671/
Balinjja671/
Bolenias671/
Valengia671/
Balegnot671/
Walengea671/
Valenjay671/

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