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

The surname Balkh (Arabic: البلخ) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname Balkh is the 481,560^th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 10,531,136 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Balkh live; 82 percent live in South Asia and 82 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Balkh is also the 402,848^th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 451 people.

Balkh is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 550 people, or 1 in 139,605. In Iran it is most frequent in: Golestan Province, where 20 percent live, Kermanshah Province, where 14 percent live and Tehran Province, where 12 percent live. Other than Iran it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 18 percent live and Afghanistan, where 2 percent live.