Balkar Surname

331,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Balkar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balkar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey8201:94,9048,410
India2151:3,567,746100,782
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260

Balkar (64,735) may also be a first name.

Balkar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balkar (Arabic: بلقر, Hindi: बलकार, Marathi: बालकर, Oriya: ବଲକାର, Russian: Балкар) occurs in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balkar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 331,528th most prevalent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,530,059 people. The last name Balkar occurs predominantly in Asia, where 88 percent of Balkar are found; 68 percent are found in West Asia and 67 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 14,855th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 64,735 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is held by 820 people, or 1 in 94,904. In Turkey Balkar is most frequent in: Kahramanmaras Province, where 16 percent live, Istanbul Province, where 11 percent live and Izmir Province, where 9 percent live. Barring Turkey it is found in 23 countries. It is also found in India, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Balkar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Balkar last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Balkar earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.68% more than the national average, earning $43,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balkar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balkar in the Hindi language
बलकारbalakara91.67
बालकरbalakara3.89
बल्कारbalkara3.06
बलकरbalakara0.83
वलकारvalakara0.28
Balkar in the Oriya language
ବଲକାରbalakara66.67
ବଳକାରbalakara33.33
Balkar in the Marathi language
बालकरbalakara28.51
बळकारbalakara14.88
बलकरbalakara13.64
बलकारिंसगbalakarinsaga11.16
बळकरbalakara7.44
बलकारbalakara7.02
बाळकरbalakara5.79
करkara2.48
वाळुकरvalukara1.65
बेलकरbelakara0.83
बलाकारbalakara0.83
वलकरvalakara0.83
बलाकरbalakara0.41
Balkar in the Russian language
Балкарbalkar-
Balkar in the Arabic language
بلقرblqr-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Balkar
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