Balgh Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Algeria

Balgh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balgh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Balgh (4) may also be a first name.

Balgh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balgh (Hindi: बल्घा) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Balgh.

How Common Is The Last Name Balgh? popularity and diffusion

Balgh is the 8,968,613th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Balgh occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Balgh reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 6,192,526th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 4 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Balgh is mostly found in: Alabama, where 50 percent live and Rhode Island, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 25 percent live and India, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balcgh911/
Balg89742/
Bagligh831/
Balkh80692/
Baalg8037/
Bolgh803/
Walgh802/
Balhk801/
Balgue73167/
Balkhe737/
Ualegh737/
Balc'h734/
Baileg734/
Baglig733/
Waulgh731/
Balquh731/
Bealgs731/
Balhke730/
Bayleg730/
Wallgh730/
Balk679,253/
Balc671,076/
Balgová67427/
Walg67320/
Bolg67254/
Batelkh6798/
Ualg6747/
Valg6741/
Balq6726/
Balgova6719/
Boilegh6712/
Balkhjs671/
Bailegk671/

Balgh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balgh in the Hindi language
बल्घाbalgha-

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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 Balgh
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