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

The surname Balke (Georgian: ბალკე, Hindi: बलके, Marathi: बलके, Oriya: ବାଲେକ, Russian: Бальке) is found most in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms: Balkė. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name Balke is the 56,307^th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 809,008 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Balke live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 361,218^th most commonly used given name internationally. It is borne by 544 people.

The last name Balke is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 5,712 people, or 1 in 14,094. In Germany Balke is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 33 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent live and Brandenburg, where 11 percent live. Beside Germany this last name exists in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Balke Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Balke has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Balke last name rose 865 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Balke Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Balke last name are 11.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Balke earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 19.46% more than the national average, earning 413,438 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.78% more than the national average, earning $44,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.16% more than the national average, earning $55,229 CAD per year.