Balfer Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Balfer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balfer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Balfer (14) may also be a first name.

Balfer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balfer is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balfer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Balfer reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Balfer is also the 3,024,661st most frequent forename in the world, held by 14 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 6,192,728. In Germany Balfer is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 92 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 48 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.

Balfer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Balfer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Balfer surname grew 186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Balfer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Balfer earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 83.36% less than the national average, earning $7,181 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balfe912,516/
Balfet83171/
Bolfer83139/
Valfer8395/
Balfre8355/
Walfer8311/
Balfie838/
Balfey831/
Balfes830/
Baulfe830/
Bolfert7741/
Bolferd774/
Balfesh774/
Balfeet771/
Boulfer771/
Wallfer770/
Bolfe73580/
Balfa73126/
Balfy7313/
Balfi737/
Valfe731/
Balfé731/
Balfj731/
Balphert711/
Balfeiss710/
Wolfer674,927/
Valfre671,064/
Volfer6793/
Bolfea6784/
Balfid6723/
Walfre6717/
Balfay6716/
Bolfed671/
Bolfeh671/
Bailfy671/
Balfaj671/
Bolfee671/
Balfaa671/
Walfjr671/
Balfis671/
Balfai671/
Balffi671/
Boulfe670/
Bolfes670/

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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 Balfer
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