Balk Surname
Approximately 9,253 people bear this surname
Balk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,745 | 1:132,043 | 13,892 |
| Germany | 2,407 | 1:33,446 | 4,417 |
| Netherlands | 2,023 | 1:8,348 | 1,039 |
| Turkey | 771 | 1:100,936 | 8,799 |
| India | 260 | 1:2,950,251 | 88,919 |
| Finland | 156 | 1:35,235 | 4,559 |
| Brazil | 97 | 1:2,206,952 | 68,831 |
| France | 89 | 1:746,323 | 92,306 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| Russia | 85 | 1:1,695,565 | 111,577 |
| England | 69 | 1:807,508 | 43,459 |
| Ukraine | 66 | 1:689,738 | 72,622 |
| Sweden | 62 | 1:158,819 | 11,058 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Poland | 32 | 1:1,187,773 | 77,523 |
| Israel | 28 | 1:305,630 | 26,425 |
| Argentina | 21 | 1:2,035,401 | 100,871 |
| Hungary | 19 | 1:516,646 | 32,401 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| South Africa | 16 | 1:3,386,106 | 119,139 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 220 | 1:228,267 | 19,274 |
Balk (1,742) may also be a first name.
Balk Demographics
Average Male Balk Height
180.05 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Balk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Balk (Arabic: بولوك, Bengali: বাল্ক, Hindi: बालक, Marathi: बळक, Russian: Балк) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Balk click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balk? popularity and diffusion
Balk is the 54,965th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 787,587 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Balk reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 183,678th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 1,742 people.
It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,745 people, or 1 in 132,043. In The United States it is most frequent in: Iowa, where 11 percent are found, Illinois, where 8 percent are found and Minnesota, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 22 percent are found.
Balk Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Balk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,248 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 203 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Balk Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Balk surname are 15.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.4% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Balk earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 69.87% more than the national average, earning 587,882 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 34.21% less than the national average, earning R 156,348 per year; in United States they earn 6.65% more than the national average, earning $46,017 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.75% more than the national average, earning $51,047 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balık | 89 | 13,505 | / |
| Balke | 89 | 9,008 | / |
| Balkh | 89 | 692 | / |
| Balck | 89 | 636 | / |
| Baulk | 89 | 337 | / |
| Bahlk | 89 | 59 | / |
| Balkė | 89 | 51 | / |
| Baalk | 89 | 33 | / |
| Bhalk | 89 | 2 | / |
| Balhk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Balkc | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bailk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Balkı | 89 | 1 | / |
| Balkå | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ballk | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bealk | 89 | 0 | / |
| Bhalke | 80 | 7,839 | / |
| Bahlke | 80 | 984 | / |
| Ballık | 80 | 341 | / |
| Bailke | 80 | 288 | / |
| Baglik | 80 | 283 | / |
| Balcke | 80 | 277 | / |
| Baylık | 80 | 126 | / |
| Baalke | 80 | 97 | / |
| Bealke | 80 | 87 | / |
| Baulke | 80 | 47 | / |
| Baylek | 80 | 18 | / |
| Ballke | 80 | 15 | / |
| Bailek | 80 | 13 | / |
| Bahalk | 80 | 13 | / |
| Baalck | 80 | 11 | / |
| Balkhe | 80 | 7 | / |
| Bailck | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ballëk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Batilk | 80 | 2 | / |
| Baylks | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ballck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bealck | 80 | 1 | / |
| Balkke | 80 | 1 | / |
| Balcks | 80 | 1 | / |
| Baulks | 80 | 0 | / |
| Baulck | 80 | 0 | / |
| Balhke | 80 | 0 | / |
| Beahlk | 80 | 0 | / |
| Bolk | 75 | 1,544 | / |
| Balc | 75 | 1,076 | / |
| Balg | 75 | 742 | / |
| Balq | 75 | 26 | / |
| Balková | 73 | 2,323 | / |
| Balkova | 73 | 1,629 | / |
| Bahlcke | 73 | 143 | / |
| Batelkh | 73 | 98 | / |
| Baalcke | 73 | 24 | / |
| Bahalke | 73 | 3 | / |
| Balkhjs | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bealeck | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bahllke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bhaalke | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bailegk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bolke | 67 | 3,326 | / |
| Bolck | 67 | 144 | / |
| Bálek | 67 | 133 | / |
| Beulk | 67 | 121 | / |
| Baalg | 67 | 37 | / |
| Balqz | 67 | 28 | / |
| Ballková | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bohlk | 67 | 16 | / |
| Ballc | 67 | 4 | / |
| Balgh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Boolk | 67 | 3 | / |
| Baulc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Beilk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Valkø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balcs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bailkova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balct | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bealc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ballx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Buolk | 67 | 0 | / |
Balk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balk in the Bengali language | ||
| বাল্ক | balka | - |
| Balk in the Hindi language | ||
| बालक | balaka | 99.92 |
| Balk in the Marathi language | ||
| बळक | balaka | 75 |
| बलक | balaka | 16.67 |
| बालक | balaka | 8.33 |
| Balk in the Russian language | ||
| Балк | balk | - |
| Balk in the Arabic language | ||
| بولوك | bwlwk | - |
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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
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- 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 Balk
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