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 found most in Papua New Guinea. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Balif.

How Common Is The Last Name Balif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,798,600th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Balif is mostly found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Balif are found; 48 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 48 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Balif is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held forename globally It is held by 11 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 627,209. In Papua New Guinea Balif is primarily concentrated in: Madang, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Papua New Guinea Balif occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent are found and India, where 19 percent are found.

Balif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Balif has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Balif surname declined 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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