Balf Surname
Approximately 140 people bear this surname
Balf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 90 | 1:4,027,321 | 218,060 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Taiwan | 7 | 1:3,349,249 | 20,155 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 8 | 1:3,046,921 | 80,371 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 117 | 1:429,220 | 31,367 |
Balf (12) may also be a first name.
Balf Demographics
Average Balf Salary in
United States
$44,000 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Balf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Balf (Russian: Балф) is found most in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,497,948th most widespread family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Balf reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held forename world-wide, held by 12 people.
The surname Balf is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 4,027,321. In The United States Balf is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 14 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Washington, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Germany, where 10 percent live.
Balf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Balf has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 23 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Balf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Balf surname are 20.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 73.68% registered to vote for the political party.
Balf earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balfe | 89 | 2,516 | / |
| Ballf | 89 | 1,264 | / |
| Baulf | 89 | 110 | / |
| Baalf | 89 | 10 | / |
| Bhalf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bealf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Balfs | 89 | 0 | / |
| Balff | 89 | 0 | / |
| Baylef | 80 | 10 | / |
| Baylff | 80 | 2 | / |
| Bailef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bealef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Batelf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baulfe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bolf | 75 | 1,596 | / |
| Balw | 75 | 328 | / |
| Balb | 75 | 308 | / |
| Walf | 75 | 154 | / |
| Balv | 75 | 13 | / |
| Valf | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ualf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baileff | 73 | 33 | / |
| Bayleff | 73 | 22 | / |
| Baulfth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Batleff | 73 | 0 | / |
| Batleft | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bolfe | 67 | 580 | / |
| Balph | 67 | 88 | / |
| Balbh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Ballb | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bolff | 67 | 18 | / |
| Walfe | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ballv | 67 | 13 | / |
| Wallf | 67 | 11 | / |
| Walfh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Walff | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wahlf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Balwt | 67 | 3 | / |
| Balhw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Whalf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vealf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bealb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boolf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Walvf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Battleff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ballw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Walfs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wailf | 67 | 0 | / |
Balf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balf in the Russian language | ||
| Балф | balf | - |
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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 Balf
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