Balfoort Surname

585,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 535 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Balfoort Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balfoort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3131:53,9539,259
United States951:3,815,357209,650
Canada491:751,95159,756
Australia351:771,30649,759
Belgium331:348,38338,592
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Balfoort Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balfoort occurs most in The Netherlands. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Balfoort.

How Common Is The Last Name Balfoort? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 585,091st most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 13,621,581 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Balfoort reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 313 people, or 1 in 53,953. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Utrecht, where 31 percent reside, South Holland, where 17 percent reside and North Holland, where 16 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.

Balfoort Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Balfoort has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Balfoort Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Balfoort are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Balfoort earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.98% more than the national average, earning $46,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.85% less than the national average, earning $48,762 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balfort938/
Balfoor932/
Walfoort88100/
Balffort881/
Balforth881/
Balfor8618/
Balfourth8228/
Balfour8014,327/
Valfort80265/
Walfort80204/
Balford8086/
Balfore8034/
Balfhor808/
Ballfor801/
Valforte7536/
Balfourd7510/
Wahlfort755/
Boulfort752/
Ballfour751/
Bealford751/
Bailford751/
Bolforte751/
Ballford751/
Bailfour751/
Balfoure750/
Walforth750/
Ballfore750/
Walfoord750/
Baalfour750/
Balfar7129/
Wahlforth718/
Valfor712/
Wolfoordt711/
Bolfor710/
Wallforth710/
Walford676,870/
Wolfort6768/
Walfart6743/
Ballfar6732/
Bolford673/
Balfaur672/
Balfarr671/
Balfard671/
Bolfart671/
Valfart671/
Valfour671/
Valford671/
Balfourová671/
Bolfour671/
Volfort670/

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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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  • 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 Balfoort
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