View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States

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

The last name Balkan (Arabic: بلكان, Hindi: बालकन, Marathi: बालकन, Russian: Балкан) occurs most in Turkey. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Balkan is the 24,699^th most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 333,175 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 66 percent of Balkan live; 66 percent live in West Asia and 65 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. Balkan is also the 144,326^th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 2,596 people.

The surname Balkan is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 20,591 people, or 1 in 3,779. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 26 percent live, Bursa Province, where 11 percent live and Izmir Province, where 7 percent live. Besides Turkey this surname occurs in 60 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Germany, where 1 percent live.

Balkan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Balkan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Balkan last name grew 4,938 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 286 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Balkan Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Balkan last name are 3.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.47% being registered with the party.

The amount Balkan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 14.51% more than the national average, earning $49,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.77% more than the national average, earning $59,506 CAD per year.