Balescu Surname

558,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 569 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Balescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5431:36,9764,720
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
England41:13,929,515290,718
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Bălescu (122) & Bãlescu (1) are calculated separately.

Balescu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balescu is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Bălescu or Bãlescu. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balescu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 558,412th most widely held last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,807,638 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Balescu are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

Balescu is most widely held in Romania, where it is held by 543 people, or 1 in 36,976. In Romania it is primarily found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 25 percent reside, Brașov County, where 13 percent reside and Prahova County, where 13 percent reside. Not including Romania Balescu exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Balescu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Balescu last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Balescu earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.17% more than the national average, earning $48,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bălescu95122/
Bãlescu951/
Bailescu93214/
Balaescu9352/
Balescut9322/
Baloescu934/
Balecu921/
Belescu86110/
Valescu8626/
Bolescu864/
Balecou861/
Boulescu80115/
Beloescu80114/
Balascau80101/
Builescu8067/
Balschau808/
Bolescau801/
Baleku7731/
Balicu773/
Ballschuh7542/
Belețescu751/
Balekou71230/
Belascu71168/
Ballicu71162/
Balskus7171/
Boleacu7162/
Belesku7141/
Balicut717/
Balekuu711/
Valesku711/
Bealicu711/
Balleku711/
Ballicud67340/
Beleshku673/
Ballekou673/
Balicuit672/
Balliccu672/
Vaulesku671/
Beaulicu671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Balescu
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