Balkanay Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Balkanay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balkanay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey371:2,103,28271,268
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Balkanay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Balkanay occurs most in Turkey. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balkanay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,944,094th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Balkanay is mostly found in Asia, where 80 percent of Balkanay reside; 77 percent reside in West Asia and 77 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

The last name is most numerous in Turkey, where it is borne by 37 people, or 1 in 2,103,282. In Turkey Balkanay is mostly concentrated in: Denizli Province, where 62 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 27 percent live and Ankara Province, where 8 percent live. Other than Turkey this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Ireland, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balkany9390/
Balkana9320/
Balkanas88125/
Balkanyi8844/
Balkaany883/
Balkanae881/
Balkaina881/
Balkhany881/
Valkana80179/
Balkani80164/
Balkane808/
Balkena808/
Balqana801/
Balcana801/
Valkanas75355/
Balkhani75337/
Balkányi75125/
Balkaner7573/
Bhalkani7558/
Bahlkani7535/
Balkanou7510/
Balkeney758/
Valkanyi754/
Bolkanyo752/
Balkhane752/
Balcauna751/
Balkoniy751/
Balkanie751/
Bhalkane751/
Balkanes750/
Bahalkani71192/
Balkhaneh7116/
Mphalkana7113/
Valcanaya716/
Bahlkhani711/
Vallkanas711/
Balkangou711/
Bhalkhani711/
Balcona67302/
Valkani67256/
Bolkani6746/
Balcani6745/
Valkony6732/
Balkoni6728/
Balcony6713/
Valcana678/
Bolkeny677/
Balcane674/
Walkani673/
Balqani672/
Bolkena671/
Bolcana671/

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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 Balkanay
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