Balgheim Surname

2,460,878th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Balgheim Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balgheim Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany561:1,437,59788,094
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Balgheim Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balgheim is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Balgheim? popularity and diffusion

The surname Balgheim is the 2,460,878th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Balgheim reside; 92 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Balgheim is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 56 people, or 1 in 1,437,597. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live and Hesse, where 11 percent live. Barring Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Balgheim Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Balgheim has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Balgheim last name fell 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Balgheim Last Name Statistics demography

Balgheim earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balgem861/
Balgham8036/
Balguim801/
Balenghein781/
Balghassem781/
Boulghim754/
Balghoum752/
Balgasem752/
Balgacem752/
Ballenghein7439/
Balgam711,697/
Walgem717/
Boulghemh711/
Balgassem711/
Valgem711/
Balingham710/
Balgame67223/
Ballingham67200/
Balgane6735/
Bhalgam677/
Balghan674/
Vailgim672/
Bolguim671/
Balgaum671/
Balggam671/
Baalgam671/
Bolgham671/
Bolghen671/
Baulingham670/

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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 Balgheim
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