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
The last name Balja (Georgian: ბალჯა, Hindi: बालजा) is found most frequently in Croatia. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Balja? popularity and diffusion
It is the 872,430th most widespread last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,508,213 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Balja are found; 58 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 49 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. Balja is also the 856,040th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 119 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Croatia, where it is carried by 127 people, or 1 in 33,296. In Croatia Balja is most numerous in: Zagreb County, where 50 percent are found, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 17 percent are found and City of Zagreb, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Croatia it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent are found and Albania, where 7 percent are found.
Balja Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Balja has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 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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