Balha Surname
Approximately 901 people bear this surname
Balha Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 671 | 1:137,013 | 10,788 |
| Pakistan | 51 | 1:3,502,821 | 26,594 |
| India | 29 | 1:26,450,530 | 346,896 |
| United States | 25 | 1:14,498,357 | 517,445 |
| Hungary | 21 | 1:467,442 | 30,347 |
| Tunisia | 18 | 1:33,924 | 4,997 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Balha (257) may also be a first name.
Balha Demographics
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Balha Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balha Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balha (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻠﺤﻪ, Hindi: बल्हा, Marathi: बाळा, Oriya: ବହା) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balha? popularity and diffusion
Balha is the 392,486th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,088,286 people. The surname Balha is mostly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Balha reside; 78 percent reside in North Africa and 75 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Balha is also the 555,528th most widespread first name worldwide. It is borne by 257 people.
The last name is most widely held in Egypt, where it is carried by 671 people, or 1 in 137,013. Not including Egypt this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 6 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.
Balha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Balha has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Balha surname grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Balha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Balha last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Balha earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.24% more than the national average, earning $43,683 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.38% less than the national average, earning $38,065 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balha Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balha in the Oriya language | ||
| ବହା | baha | - |
| Balha in the Marathi language | ||
| बाळा | bala | 80 |
| बालू | balu | 20 |
| Balha in the Hindi language | ||
| बल्हा | bal'ha | 56.25 |
| बलहा | balaha | 31.25 |
| बाल्हा | bal'ha | 12.5 |
| Balha in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺑﻠﺤﻪ | blhh | 50 |
| ﺍﻟﺒﻠﺤﻪ | alblhh | 50 |
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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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- 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 Balha
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