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 surname Balja (Georgian: ბალჯა, Hindi: बालजा) is carried by more people in Croatia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balja? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 872,430th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 23,508,213 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Balja reside; 58 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 49 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Balja is also the 856,040th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 119 people.
Balja is most numerous in Croatia, where it is held by 127 people, or 1 in 33,296. In Croatia Balja is mostly concentrated in: Zagreb County, where 50 percent live, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 17 percent live and City of Zagreb, where 10 percent live. Barring Croatia this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in India, where 30 percent live and Albania, where 7 percent live.
Balja Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Balja has changed through the years. 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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