Balikesir Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Balikesir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balikesir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1151:676,70835,042
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Balikesir Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balikesir occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Balikesir click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balikesir? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,691,963rd most numerous surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 62,823,672 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Balikesir reside; 99 percent reside in West Asia and 99 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The surname is most frequent in Turkey, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 676,708. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Hakkari Province, where 51 percent reside, Aydin Province, where 23 percent reside and Balikesir Province, where 11 percent reside. Outside of Turkey it is found in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent reside.

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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 Balikesir
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