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Where Does The Last Name Balk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Balk (Arabic: بولوك, Bengali: বাল্ক, Hindi: बालक, Marathi: बळक, Russian: Балк) occurs most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Balk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 54,965^th most commonly used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 787,587 people. The surname Balk occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Balk reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Balk is also the 183,678^th most commonly held first name on earth It is held by 1,742 people.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is held by 2,745 people, or 1 in 132,043. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Iowa, where 11 percent reside, Illinois, where 8 percent reside and Minnesota, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 52 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 26 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 22 percent reside.

Balk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Balk has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Balk 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 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.