Balf Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Balf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:4,027,321218,060
England171:3,277,533109,658
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Taiwan71:3,349,24920,155
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

Balf (12) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balfe892,516/
Ballf891,264/
Baulf89110/
Baalf8910/
Bhalf891/
Bealf891/
Balfs890/
Balff890/
Baylef8010/
Baylff802/
Bailef801/
Bealef801/
Batelf801/
Baulfe800/
Bolf751,596/
Balw75328/
Balb75308/
Walf75154/
Balv7513/
Valf754/
Ualf751/
Baileff7333/
Bayleff7322/
Baulfth731/
Batleff730/
Batleft730/
Bolfe67580/
Balph6788/
Balbh6722/
Ballb6718/
Bolff6718/
Walfe6714/
Ballv6713/
Wallf6711/
Walfh676/
Walff674/
Wahlf673/
Balwt673/
Balhw672/
Whalf671/
Vealf671/
Valfe671/
Bealb671/
Boolf671/
Walvf671/
Battleff670/
Ballw670/
Walfs670/
Wailf670/

Balf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balf in the Russian language
Балфbalf-

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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
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  • 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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