Balkanas Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Greece

Balkanas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balkanas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey931:836,78940,393
Greece311:357,41349,581
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Balkanas Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Balkanas Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Balkanas occurs more in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balkanas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Balkanas is the 1,612,213th most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 58,300,367 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Balkanas reside; 69 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 44 percent reside in East Thrace and Karpass.

The surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 836,789. In Turkey Balkanas is most prevalent in: Istanbul Province, where 87 percent reside and Adiyaman Province, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 25 percent reside and Norway, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balkana9320/
Valkanas88355/
Balkanay8844/
Balkanos881/
Balkaina881/
Vallkanas821/
Balcana801/
Balqana801/
Valkanos75222/
Valcanas7528/
Balkanou7510/
Balcauna751/
Balcañas751/
Mphalkana7113/
Balcuinas715/
Balkangou711/
Balcona67302/
Balcano6710/
Valcana678/
Bolcana671/
Valkanou63119/
Valkoina635/
Bolcanha631/
Bolcano5362/
Volkano534/
Valcona532/
Baalcheinna531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Balkanas
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