Balken Surname

676,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 441 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greenland

Balken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2821:1,285,31590,259
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Kazakhstan271:654,90744,542
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Norway71:734,61250,907
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

The alternate forms: Balkén (9) are calculated separately.

Balken (64) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Balkén949/
Balcken9211/
Balkeen927/
Balkaen923/
Bahlken920/
Balkn913/
Balkienė86186/
Balkin832,094/
Bolken83212/
Balkyn8362/
Balcen835/
Balkenova8096/
Balcaen772,506/
Bohlken771,410/
Balkina77496/
Balchen77267/
Beilken77170/
Balquen7779/
Balkyna7756/
Baulkin7742/
Bailkin7728/
Balhcen7710/
Balqeen775/
Balkynd771/
Balkinn770/
Bolkeen770/
Balcoen770/
Bolcken770/
Bolkn730/
Baulkina7170/
Batylkin7127/
Balckina711/
Baulkyna711/
Balkcuin710/
Bolkin67292/
Balcin6753/
Valkyn6717/
Boleheken6710/
Bolkyn676/
Bolkenova674/
Balcnc673/
Bolcen672/
Beleheken671/
Bõlkin671/
Balqin671/
Balkym671/
Balkynova671/

Balken Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balken in the Russian language
Балкенbalken-

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