Balkham Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Balkham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balkham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1381:403,75427,757
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Balkham Last Name Facts

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

Balkham is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balkham? popularity and diffusion

The surname Balkham is the 1,248,410th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Balkham live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 138 people, or 1 in 403,754. In England Balkham is primarily concentrated in: East Sussex, where 25 percent live, Greater London, where 11 percent live and Devon, where 9 percent live. Beside England this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Balkham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Balkham has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Balkham last name rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 126 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Balkham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Balkham surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Balkham earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 18.24% more than the national average, earning $51,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.08% less than the national average, earning $39,707 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baulkham9316/
Balkam921,874/
Baulkam865/
Balqham865/
Balcham863/
Balkaam861/
Balkaim861/
Balkcam861/
Balkasme801/
Balkom77209/
Balcam7790/
Baljam774/
Bolkam774/
Balqam771/
Balkcom711,068/
Bolcham7111/
Balcame715/
Boulkam714/
Balckom714/
Balkoom712/
Balqaam711/
Valkcam711/
Balhcom711/
Balchom710/
Boulkamh6725/
Ballıcam679/
Balkcomm672/
Vahalkam671/
Balkcome670/
Boulkamhe631/
Balcom623,853/
Valcam626/
Bolkom621/
Balcome57194/
Bolkcom57121/
Bolkeim57114/
Valkcom571/
Baulcom570/
Boulkoum531/
Volkheim531/
Boulkoume501/

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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 Balkham
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