Balfors Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Balfors Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
The alternate forms: Bålfors (11) are calculated separately.
Balfors Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balfors Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balfors occurs most in Sweden. It may also occur as: Bålfors. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Balfors? popularity and diffusion
Balfors is the 6,360,413th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Balfors live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in Scandinavia.
This surname is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,406,680. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Sweden it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 11 percent are found and Sudan, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bålfors | 95 | 11 | / |
| Balfours | 93 | 3 | / |
| Balfores | 93 | 1 | / |
| Bylfors | 86 | 20 | / |
| Blyfors | 86 | 11 | / |
| Blåfors | 86 | 4 | / |
| Walfors | 86 | 3 | / |
| Blefors | 86 | 2 | / |
| Palfors | 86 | 1 | / |
| Balfres | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wahlfors | 80 | 120 | / |
| Wallfors | 80 | 27 | / |
| Billfors | 80 | 18 | / |
| Boalfars | 80 | 12 | / |
| Vahlfors | 80 | 10 | / |
| Bellfors | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bylefors | 80 | 3 | / |
| Paulfors | 80 | 2 | / |
| Balfares | 80 | 2 | / |
| Belforse | 80 | 0 | / |
| Billefors | 75 | 11 | / |
| Wahlforss | 75 | 7 | / |
| Belfiores | 75 | 4 | / |
| Pahlefors | 75 | 3 | / |
| Bollefors | 75 | 2 | / |
| Boalfarsi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Balaferas | 75 | 1 | / |
| Palo Fors | 75 | 1 | / |
| Balvers | 71 | 585 | / |
| Balloveras | 71 | 26 | / |
| Pilfors | 71 | 11 | / |
| Polfors | 71 | 3 | / |
| Paulafores | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pauloforas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Pålfors | 71 | 1 | / |
| Belfarsi | 67 | 549 | / |
| Belfares | 67 | 195 | / |
| Bollfras | 67 | 25 | / |
| Pilefors | 67 | 10 | / |
| Balveras | 67 | 7 | / |
| Belforce | 67 | 2 | / |
| Balvares | 67 | 2 | / |
| Balveros | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pilifors | 67 | 1 | / |
| Belfarss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balvoriz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bolforce | 67 | 1 | / |
| Weilefors | 63 | 9 | / |
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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 Balfors
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