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

The last name Balka (Arabic: بالكا, Hindi: बलका, Marathi: बाळका, Oriya: ବାଲକା, Russian: Балка) occurs most in Turkey. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Bálka or Balká. Click here for other potential spellings of Balka.

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

The last name is the 188,491^st most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,249,017 people. The last name Balka occurs predominantly in Asia, where 40 percent of Balka live; 27 percent live in West Asia and 26 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Balka is also the 236,070^th most frequent given name on earth It is held by 1,137 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 837 people, or 1 in 92,977. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Van Province, where 54 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 32 percent live and Tokat Province, where 5 percent live. Excluding Turkey it occurs in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and India, where 11 percent live.

Balka Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Balka has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Balka surname expanded 831 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Balka Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Balka surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Balka surname are 14.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.87% being registered with the party.

The amount Balka earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.87% more than the national average, earning $46,976 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.96% less than the national average, earning $46,724 CAD per year.