Balken Surname
Approximately 441 people bear this surname
Balken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 282 | 1:1,285,315 | 90,259 |
| Denmark | 34 | 1:166,021 | 14,242 |
| Germany | 28 | 1:2,875,195 | 137,699 |
| Kazakhstan | 27 | 1:654,907 | 44,542 |
| Papua New Guinea | 21 | 1:388,272 | 50,829 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
The alternate forms: Balkén (9) are calculated separately.
Balken (64) may also be a first name.
Balken Demographics
Balken Political Affiliation
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Balken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Balken Come From? nationality or country of origin
Balken (Russian: Балкен) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Balkén. For other possible spellings of Balken click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Balken? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 676,370th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 16,525,047 people. The last name Balken occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Balken live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,223,525th most widely held forename on earth It is held by 64 people.
The surname Balken is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 282 people, or 1 in 1,285,315. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent live, Wisconsin, where 9 percent live and Utah, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 8 percent live and Germany, where 6 percent live.
Balken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Balken has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Balken last name grew 1,410 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Balken Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Balken are 13.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.26% registered with the political party.
Balken earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.15% more than the national average, earning $45,802 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balkén | 94 | 9 | / |
| Balcken | 92 | 11 | / |
| Balkeen | 92 | 7 | / |
| Balkaen | 92 | 3 | / |
| Bahlken | 92 | 0 | / |
| Balkn | 91 | 3 | / |
| Balkienė | 86 | 186 | / |
| Balkin | 83 | 2,094 | / |
| Bolken | 83 | 212 | / |
| Balkyn | 83 | 62 | / |
| Balcen | 83 | 5 | / |
| Balkenova | 80 | 96 | / |
| Balcaen | 77 | 2,506 | / |
| Bohlken | 77 | 1,410 | / |
| Balkina | 77 | 496 | / |
| Balchen | 77 | 267 | / |
| Beilken | 77 | 170 | / |
| Balquen | 77 | 79 | / |
| Balkyna | 77 | 56 | / |
| Baulkin | 77 | 42 | / |
| Bailkin | 77 | 28 | / |
| Balhcen | 77 | 10 | / |
| Balqeen | 77 | 5 | / |
| Balkynd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Balkinn | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bolkeen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Balcoen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bolcken | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bolkn | 73 | 0 | / |
| Baulkina | 71 | 70 | / |
| Batylkin | 71 | 27 | / |
| Balckina | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baulkyna | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balkcuin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Bolkin | 67 | 292 | / |
| Balcin | 67 | 53 | / |
| Valkyn | 67 | 17 | / |
| Boleheken | 67 | 10 | / |
| Bolkyn | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bolkenova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Balcnc | 67 | 3 | / |
| Bolcen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Beleheken | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bõlkin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balqin | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balkym | 67 | 1 | / |
| Balkynova | 67 | 1 | / |
Balken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Balken in the Russian language | ||
| Балкен | balken | - |
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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
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- 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 Balken
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