Balif Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Balif Surname Definition:

= Bailiff: v. under Bailey.

There was a youthe, a well-beloved youthe, And he was a squires son; He loved the bayliffes daughter deare, That lived in Islington.

—‘The Bailiff’s Daughter of Islington’: Percy's Reliques.

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Balif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea131:627,20974,307
United States71:51,779,848968,877
India51:153,413,076951,030
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Balif (11) may also be a first name.

Balif Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Bailiff: v. under Bailey.

There was a youthe, a well-beloved youthe, And he was a squires son; He loved the bayliffes daughter deare, That lived in Islington.

—‘The Bailiff’s Daughter of Islington’: Percy's Reliques.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Balif Last Name Facts

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

Balif (Hindi: बलीफ) is carried by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,798,600th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 48 percent of Balif are found; 48 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 48 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,487,849th most widely held first name globally, borne by 11 people.

The last name Balif is most numerous in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Madang, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Papua New Guinea Balif is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and India, where 19 percent reside.

Balif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Balif has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Balif last name contracted 30 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Balif Last Name Statistics demography

Balif earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.96% less than the national average, earning $29,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ballif91923/
Baliff91125/
Baylif9113/
Bailif916/
Balife916/
Baalif912/
Baelif911/
Baillif832,035/
Bailiff831,298/
Bayliff83915/
Balliff836/
Baylief831/
Batliff831/
Baleife831/
Ballaif830/
Baylifs830/
Ballief830/
Belif80300/
Baliw8031/
Walif8027/
Valif8011/
Balib808/
Baliv807/
Balef807/
Bolif802/
Bayliffe77150/
Bailiffe777/
Baylieff776/
Bailliff771/
Ballioff771/
Bailieff770/
Balliffe770/
Boulif732,664/
Baliev73928/
Belief73180/
Balefe7333/
Valiof7329/
Balaib7324/
Baliov7317/
Baliew7313/
Walife7313/
Baylef7310/
Belaif7310/
Ballef739/
Belifh738/
Waslif737/
Valiff736/
Baliwt734/
Baliph733/
Baalib733/
Baleff733/
Balaiv732/
Wallif732/
Walaif732/
Baleib732/
Ballib732/
Balibh731/
Bealef731/
Bailef731/
Bollif731/
Beleif731/
Bhaliv731/
Bahlib731/
Basliw731/
Belhif731/
Waliff731/
Walijf731/
Ualife731/
Bauliev67265/
Balliew67246/
Bayliev67147/
Boullif6796/
Balliev6747/
Buolife6745/
Baileff6733/
Baliova6723/
Bayleff6722/
Baylyff6721/
Balhiev6718/
Bagliev6715/
Belieff6712/
Beleiff6711/
Baeliev676/
Bayleaf676/
Beauliv674/
Bailiph674/
Baaliev674/
Boulief674/
Valeife674/
Balaitv672/
Watliff672/
Boulife672/
Bolhuif671/
Baylefs671/
Bouliff671/
Belhaif671/
Bouleif671/
Waliffe671/
Bailyff670/
Boylief670/
Bolliff670/
Boliffe670/
Batleff670/
Batleft670/

Balif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balif in the Hindi language
बलीफbalipha-

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