Balja Surname
Approximately 310 people bear this surname
Balja Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croatia | 127 | 1:33,296 | 6,828 |
| India | 92 | 1:8,337,667 | 172,929 |
| Albania | 21 | 1:138,765 | 11,419 |
| Montenegro | 17 | 1:37,621 | 2,828 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Kosovo | 6 | 1:310,312 | 8,714 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Balja (119) may also be a first name.
Balja Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balja Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balja (Georgian: ბალჯა, Hindi: बालजा) is found most frequently in Croatia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Balja click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balja? popularity and diffusion
The surname Balja is the 872,430th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. The surname Balja occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Balja reside; 58 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 49 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 856,040th most numerous forename internationally. It is borne by 119 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 33,296. In Croatia Balja is most prevalent in: Zagreb County, where 50 percent reside, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 17 percent reside and City of Zagreb, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Croatia it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent reside and Albania, where 7 percent reside.
Balja Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Balja has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Balja last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Balja Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balja in the Georgian language | ||
| ბალჯა | balja | - |
| Balja in the Hindi language | ||
| बालजा | balaja | 57.69 |
| बलजा | balaja | 23.08 |
| बल्जा | balja | 19.23 |
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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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- 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 Balja
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