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 most frequently in Egypt. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Balha? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 392,486th most widely held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,088,286 people. Balha is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Balha are found; 78 percent are found in North Africa and 75 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Balha is also the 555,528th most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 257 people.
The last name is most numerous in Egypt, where it is borne by 671 people, or 1 in 137,013. Other than Egypt this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 6 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.
Balha Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Balha has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Balha Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Balha surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with 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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