Balker Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Suriname
Highest density in:
Suriname

Balker Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Suriname771:7,1771,738
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Austria121:709,62061,025
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Balker (1,632) may also be a first name.

Balker Last Name Facts

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

The last name Balker (Hindi: बलकेर, Russian: Балкер) occurs in Suriname more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balker? popularity and diffusion

The last name Balker is the 1,125,333rd most numerous family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 33,895,562 people. The surname Balker occurs mostly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Balker reside; 41 percent reside in South America and 36 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America. Balker is also the 190,935th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 1,632 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Suriname, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 7,177. Excluding Suriname Balker exists in 21 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 24 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Balker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Balker has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 124 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Balker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Balker surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

Balker earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Balker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Balker in the Hindi language
बलकेरbalakera-
Balker in the Russian language
Балкерbalker-

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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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  • 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 Balker
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