Balestera Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Balestera Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balestera Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Balestera Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balestera is carried by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balestera? popularity and diffusion

The last name Balestera is the 8,968,613th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Balestera reside; 75 percent reside in South America and 75 percent reside in Luso-South America.

The surname is most prevalent in Brazil, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 71,358,111. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 100 percent live. Excluding Brazil it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live.

Balestera Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Balestera has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Balestera last name declined 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ballestera955/
Balstera941/
Ballesteras906/
Ballesteroa901/
Balestero89395/
Balesteri89322/
Balestere8911/
Balistera891/
Battlesteras862/
Ballestero8418,207/
Balestieri84417/
Balesteros84257/
Balesteiro84145/
Balhestero8442/
Balestiero8440/
Balesterri8426/
Balestiere8424/
Baliestero844/
Ballesteri843/
Ballestere841/
Ballistera841/
Balesteiri841/
Vallestera841/
Bailestero841/
Balstere820/
Ballesteros80153,868/
Ballestieri8045/
Ballesteroz8035/
Balhesteros8033/
Baliestiero8016/
Ballesteiro8015/
Balhesteiro8015/
Balesteiros8010/
Ballesteres806/
Ballestiero803/
Vallesteras802/
Ballesttero801/
Ballesterod801/
Ballesterro801/
Ballisteras801/
Balestierri801/
Baleesteros801/
Bailesteros801/
Basllestero801/
Baalesteros801/
Balisteri78165/
Balistero7840/
Balistere7831/
Valestero7816/
Balestire7812/
Balletero789/
Balastero786/
Balestiro784/
Balestreo781/
Walsterad781/
Belestero781/
Baleteiro781/
Balhetero781/
Ballesterros7611/
Baillesteros7610/
Balllesteros768/
Ballesteiros765/
Balhesteiros762/
Basllesteros762/
Ballesterois761/
Balleasteros761/
Balledsteros761/
Ballesteross761/
Vallestero741,779/
Balistieri74104/
Balasteiro7487/
Balleteros7468/
Balistiero7441/
Balisterri7428/
Valesteros7418/
Balisteiro7414/
Ballsteros7410/
Balisteros749/
Ballisteri748/
Balestiros748/
Ballistero744/
Balisterio744/
Ballastero744/
Balhistero743/
Ballestreo742/
Balitierra741/
Balleztero741/
Balisteris741/
Vallestere740/
Vallestira740/
Valitera711/
Vallesteros702,797/
Ballestiros7028/
Ballisteros7025/
Balistierri7018/
Ballistiero7011/
Bollesteros703/
Balliestiro701/
Balistterri701/
Ballisteiro701/
Valliestero701/
Valleestero701/
Ballésteros701/
Ballezteroz701/
Ballistieri701/
Balheteiros701/
Valistero673/
Balistoro672/
Balistire671/
Vallestesros671/
Valletero671/
Bolastero671/

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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 Balestera
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