Balfrey Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Balfrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balfrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:5,491,802273,080
England21:27,859,030389,889
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Balfrey Last Name Facts

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

Balfrey is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Balfrey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,273,756th most widely held last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Balfrey reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Balfrey is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 5,491,802. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 35 percent live, North Carolina, where 20 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Balfrey is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 3 percent live and Wales, where 3 percent live.

Balfrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Balfrey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Balfrey last name rose 254 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Balfrey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Balfrey surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the party.

Balfrey earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.38% more than the national average, earning $47,630 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balfry9259/
Balfre9255/
Bolfrey86289/
Valfrey8645/
Balfres861/
Balfray861/
Balfred860/
Valfre771,064/
Walfre7717/
Balfri771/
Bolfry771/
Wolfrey71845/
Valfroy7125/
Boulfre7112/
Valfreu711/
Woolfrey67939/
Boulfroy67342/
Balfroid67292/
Wolfreys6763/
Boulfray6735/
Boulfred6712/
Wollfrey675/
Vallfrie671/

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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 Balfrey
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